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MIT Professor Devavrat Shah shares his thoughts on human content moderation, recommendation algorithms, and diluting the spread…
MIT News| February 26, 2021
Thirty years ago, Geoffrey Hinton's belief in neural networks was contrarian. Now it's hard to find people who disagree with him.
Technology Review From ACM Opinion | November 4, 2020
Researchers at the University of Washington Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering found that both mainstream and misinformation news sites display...University of Washington From ACM Opinion | September 30, 2020
Google Vice President of Engineering Luiz André Barroso discusses his work, including improvements to the datacenter, Google Maps, and hardware design.
Association for Computing Machinery From ACM Opinion | August 14, 2020
Implementing artificial intelligence through the looking glass of digital anthropology.
Bennie Mols Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | July 28, 2020
Demand for Chegg roughly doubled when schools shut down, but its chief executive, Dan Rosensweig, now needs to figure out how the company will adapt.
The New York Times From ACM Opinion | June 15, 2020
A Google research scientist explains why she thinks the police shouldn't use facial recognition software.
The New York Times From ACM Opinion | June 9, 2020
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
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
Celeste Kidd, a cognitive psychologist, challenged the audience to think critically about the future they want to build.
Technology Review From ACM Opinion | December 17, 2019
Cal Newport, a computer science professor at Georgetown University, argues that our grandkids will be mystified by our addiction to email. He has some thoughts...NPR From ACM Opinion | August 15, 2019
In Invisible Women, Caroline Criado Perez examines elements of the modern world that appear to be designed with less consideration for women, including smartphones...Wired From ACM Opinion | July 3, 2019
Call it the Great Convergence of Creepiness. The first bit, the uncanny valley, we're all familiar with by now: If a humanoid robot looks super realistic, but not...Wired From ACM Opinion | March 18, 2019
Encryption should have limits. That's the message FBI Director Christopher Wray had for cybersecurity experts Tuesday.
CNET From ACM Opinion | March 6, 2019
What are your most important tech tools for reporting in Shanghai, especially with a government known for surveillance?
The New York Times From ACM Opinion | March 5, 2019
From 550 feet in the air, Google's Scott Huffman peers down at the Las Vegas skyline. It's a sunny afternoon in early January and, at the moment, Google owns this...CNET From ACM Opinion | February 6, 2019
We're living through the most profound transformation in our information environment since Johannes Gutenberg's invention of printing in circa 1439.
The Guardian From ACM Opinion | January 22, 2019