Although popular narratives tend to focus on threats posed by artificial intelligence, many of the technology's dangers have been overhyped, its promises neglected...Project Syndicate From ACM Opinion | June 1, 2020
Colin Garvey, a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University, is preparing a policy report on AI-risk governance for a Washington think tank.
Stanford University From ACM Opinion | May 29, 2020
Margaret H. Wright, a leading figure in numerical analysis for more than 40 years, was awarded the 2010 John von Neumann Prize.
Celebratio Mathematica From ACM Opinion | May 28, 2020
IonQ CEO Peter Chapman discusses a variety of quantum computing topics, including its future impact on artificial intelligence and machine learning.
VentureBeat From ACM Opinion | May 13, 2020
Yes, but only if it runs on very different hardware, says Christof Koch of Seattle's Allen Institute for Brain Science.
Bennie Mols From ACM News | May 12, 2020
Azer Bestavros, associate provost for computing and data sciences at Boston University, describes the toll his month-long ordeal with the coronavirus took on his...BU Today From ACM Opinion | May 7, 2020
Subhachandra Chandra and Nandita Dukkipati discuss the Chandra Family Scholarship, which will go to a first-year international graduate student majoring in computer...Binghamton University From ACM Opinion | May 1, 2020
Big data and artificial intelligence expert Jim Kyung-Soo Liew is spearheading a mapping effort conducted by software engineers and student volunteers from the...Johns Hopkins University From ACM Opinion | April 30, 2020
Trey Conatser, associate director of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching at the University of Kentucky, discusses efforts to expand support...University of Kentucky From ACM Opinion | April 22, 2020
Catherine D'Ignazio, assistant professor of urban science and planning at MIT, speaks about the current boom in COVID-19 data visualizations, and how data visualizers...MIT News From ACM Opinion | April 14, 2020
The notion of scalable operating systems led Mendel Rosenblum to virtual machines, which have revolutionized datacenters and enabled modern cloud computing.
Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2020
Six black women discuss how they got started in tech, provide advice to other black women looking to start in the industry, and suggest what tech companies can...Refinery29 From ACM Careers | March 20, 2020
A U.K. research project uses evolutionary principles to design robots to help dismantle decommissioned nuclear power plants.
Bennie Mols From ACM News | March 19, 2020
Co-authors Alan Lundgard, Crystal Lee, and Arvind Satyanarayan discuss "Sociotechnical Considerations for Accessible Visualization Design," published in the journal IEEE...MIT News From ACM Opinion | March 13, 2020
Joe Steinmeyer, a principal lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, has taught more than 400 students in various Office...MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs From ACM Opinion | March 5, 2020
Claire Le Goues, an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University, describes the similarities of high school debate and computer science, why it's fun to take...Women@SCS From ACM Opinion | March 4, 2020
Twenty-three years after his loss to IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer, Garry Kasparov says people need to work with machines.
Wired From ACM Opinion | February 21, 2020
Sovan Bin discusses Odaseva's data governance solutions, the evolution of cloud services, and AI and machine learning's influence in the cloud user experience. ...MarTech From ACM Opinion | January 10, 2020