Communications of the ACM
Ulterior Motives
2023-2024 ACM Athena Lecturer Margo Seltzer recalls the motivations behind the development of the Berkeley DB database software…
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A Computer Scientist Who Tackles Inequality Through Algorithms
Rediet Abebe uses the tools of theoretical computer science to understand pressing social problems — and try to fix them.
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Devavrat Shah on Curbing Online Misinformation
MIT Professor Devavrat Shah shares his thoughts on human content moderation, recommendation algorithms, and diluting the spread of misinformation online.
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Peggy Delmas on the Work of Catholic Sister Scientists
Peggy M. Delmas, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of South Alabama, has written a study that sheds light on the contributions...
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Programming the Soon-to-Be World's Fastest Supercomputer
The University of Delaware's Sunita Chandrasekaran is leading an international team that is designing an app for the world's fastest supercomputer, set to come...
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What Does It Take To Build a Chip Industry In India?
An interview with Balajee Sowrirajan of Samsung Semiconductor India R&D.
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AI Pioneer Geoff Hinton: 'Deep Learning Is Going to Be Able to Do Everything'
Thirty years ago, Geoffrey Hinton's belief in neural networks was contrarian. Now it's hard to find people who disagree with him.
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Building Software With David Heinemeier Hansson
David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails and co-founder of Basecamp, talks about how software is built, what it means for the builders, and how it could...
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Nancy Hopkins on Improving Gender Equality in Academia
Amgen Professor of Biology Emerita Nancy Hopkins advocates for more inclusive science and advises how to get there.
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Q&A: Researchers Clicked on Ads to Track Misinformation
Researchers at the University of Washington Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering found that both mainstream and misinformation news sites display...
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Sony CEO Taps His Inner Gamer
Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida discusses the PlayStation maker's "American" comeback, videogames he loves to play, and the reason for Sony's electric ca.
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'A Very Exciting Time to be at the Helm'
A conversation with U.S. National Science Foundation director Sethuraman Panchanathan.
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Netflix's Reed Hastings Deems Remote Work 'a Pure Negative'
Reed Hastings, a founder and co-chief executive of Netflix Inc., discusses working from home, returning to the office, delivering candid feedback, and more.
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Q&A: Teradata CTO Stephen Brobst
Stephen Brobst, chief technology officer of Teradata., discusses his career path, his time with customers, storing programs on cassette tape, and more.
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Technical Curiosity With a Philosophical Bent
Rohini Srivathsa, National Technology Officer at Microsoft India, talks about life, ethics, the future, and the power of diversity and inclusion.
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Why Did We Go Digital?
Princeton University's Ken Steiglitz feels an attachment to the analog.
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Q&A: Google's Luiz André Barroso
Google Vice President of Engineering Luiz André Barroso discusses his work, including improvements to the datacenter, Google Maps, and hardware design.
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Learning the Language of Data Science
Susan Gregurick, director of the Office of Data Science Strategy at the National Institutes of Health, discusses her views of data science and how data can help...
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The Impact of AI on Organizations
Implementing artificial intelligence through the looking glass of digital anthropology.
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If Done Right, AI Could Make Policing Fairer
Stanford's Fei-Fei Li says technology should be developed in an inclusive way that reflects our values.
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