Communications of the ACM
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Why Conscious AI Is a Bad Idea
Our minds have not evolved to deal with machines we believe have consciousness.
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You Can't Regulate What You Don't Understand
Why AI regulations should begin with mandated disclosures.
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The Indigo Cyberattack Is a Warning of Things to Come
Those handling state secrets or critical infrastructure seem to fare no better than a bookstore chain.
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AI Is Not Going to Reinvent the Alphabet Anytime Soon
Artificial intelligence does not understand how humans read well enough to design type on its own.
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AI and Politics: How Will We Know What—and Who—Is Real?
If we are lucky, new technologies will only cause brief confusion.
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There Is No AI
There are ways of controlling the new technology, but first we have to stop mythologizing it.
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AI Not Yet Intelligent Enough to Be a Trusted Research Aid
An attempt to use ChatGPT for scholarly research proves uncovers errors and frustration.
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The 5 Biggest Risks of Generative AI
AI makes our lives easier in many different ways, but these benefits can come with costs.
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The Case for Big Action to Regulate AI
Why the topic of regulating artificial intelligence ignite such a visceral reaction.
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Talking Software Obsolescence
An interview with Ross John Anderson, professor of Security Engineering at University of Cambridge.
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Do the Right Thing
Exploring the intersection of legal compliance and ethical judgment.
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Updates, Threats, and Risk Management
Revisiting a recent column considering security updates.
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Putting a Teaspoon of Programming into Other Subjects
Using teaspoon languages to integrate programming across myriad academic disciplines.
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Ethics as a Participatory and Iterative Process
Facilitating ethical reflection, inquiry, and deliberation.
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Long-Term Mentoring for Computer Science Researchers
Reaching out across computer science research communities.
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NSF on Chien's Grand Challenge for Sustainability
This Viewpoint focuses on ways the computing community can contribute broadly to environmental sustainability and identifies NSF Directorate for Computer and Information...
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Banning ChatGPT Will Do More Harm than Good
A high school senior argues that generative AI can help reshape education for the better.
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What Kind of Mind Does ChatGPT Have?
Large language models seem startlingly intelligent, but what is really happening under the hood?
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