Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act serves as Facebook and Google's get-out-of-jail-free card for conspiracies and disinformation.
Wired From ACM Opinion | September 14, 2020
Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik teamed up with AI researchers at Alphabet's DeepMind lab to test game variants that can jolt chess players into creative...Wired From ACM Opinion | September 11, 2020
In-person final exams were canceled for thousands of students this spring, so computers stepped in — to disastrous effect.
The New York Times From ACM Opinion | September 9, 2020
Avalanches generate enormous breakdowns. The practices of innovation adoption may be just what you need to resolve them.
Peter J. Denning From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2020
How more than 25years of experience with aviation safety-critical systems can be applied to autonomous vehicle systems.
Jaynarayan H. Lala, Carl E. Landwehr, John F. Meyer From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2020
Considering the recent increased attention to privacy law issues amid the typically slow pace of legal change.
Margot Kaminski From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2020
Researchers are too focused on whether AI systems can ace tests of dubious value. They should be testing whether systems grasp how the world works.
MIT Technology Review From ACM Opinion | August 5, 2020
Increased automation—with its ability to significantly boost societal productivity—is needed to help modern nations address seemingly intractable challenges such...Robotics Business Review From ACM Opinion | July 28, 2020
Pooling tests with the help of machine learning can allow us to safely reopen without a vaccine.
MIT Technology Review From ACM Opinion | July 27, 2020
A unique partnership seeks to address the underrepresentation and unique barriers facing Latina women and girls of color in information technology.
Jannie Fernandez, JeffriAnne Wilder From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2020
Rethinking the content of introductory computing around a data-centric approach to better engage and support a diversity of students.
Shriram Krishnamurthi, Kathi Fisler From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2020
Lessons learned from the first five years of Georgia Tech's Online Master of Science in Computer Science program.
Zvi Galil From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2020
Data scientists face challenges spanning academic and non-academic institutions.
Christine L. Borgman, Michael J. Scroggins, Irene V. Pasquetto, R. Stuart Geiger, Bernadette M. Boscoe, Peter T. Darch, Charlotte Cabasse-Mazel, Cheryl Thompson, Milena S. Golshan From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2020