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Feb 17 2023

Using GitHub CoPilot is Like Having a Superpower

With the advent of Large Language Models (LLMs) and tools like GitHub CoPilot, I think we’re a step closer towards a world where software can be created by anyone. In fact, my colleague Brad Myers, who has investigated end-user programming for decades, believes that CoPilot is the biggest change to programming since Google search. I think this may be understating things. We’re going to see a wave of new kinds of software programming tools based on LLMs, and they will be transformative in how developers build and evaluate computer systems.

Jason Hong

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Feb 16 2023

ChatGPT for Provost!

Three to five years from now, we won’t be talking about what ChatGPT can or can’t do, but we could be talking about how ChatGPT brought us all together, and the intellectual culture of the university began to shift.

Jeremy Roschelle

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Feb 13 2023

What Google Should Really Be Worried About

How sewers of lies could spell the end of Web search.

Gary Marcus

Computing Applications

Feb 13 2023

What is an Author?

In a single-author text (such as this one), we can assume a lot about the process. In the multi-author case, all these assumptions start to break down.

Carlos Baquero

Computing Profession

Feb 13 2023

Inside the Heart of ChatGPT’s Darkness

A Nightmare on LLM Street.

Gary Marcus

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Feb 2 2023

The Need For Combined Data And Analytic Governance

Numbers don't mean anything if people don't understand, or trust, the computation behind them.

Doug Meil and Michael Onders

Computing Applications

Jan 24 2023

Why Data Security Is An Issue For Business Phone Systems In 2023

A discussion of the most common phone scams, how they work, and how to protect yourself from them.

Alex Tray

Security and Privacy

Jan 23 2023

ChatGPT in Computer Science Education

Asked "How will ChatGPT influence computer science education?" teachers barely addressed the threats it poses.

Orit Hazzan

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Jan 17 2023

Evaluating Research Results for Practical Applications

The role of the application of research results in assessing the achievements of scientists.

Andrei Sukhov

Computing Applications

Jan 10 2023

Large Language Models like ChatGPT say The Darnedest Things

ChatGPT makes the same kinds of mistakes its predecessors did. What can and should we do about it?

Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Jan 4 2023

What to Expect When You’re Expecting … GPT-4

What comes after ChatGPT? Seven predictions for 2023.

Gary Marcus

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Jan 4 2023

Is Computing Innovation Getting Harder?

Many of us, inside the ivory tower and outside, have felt at times that research is not quite delivering at the rate we hope it would.

Saurabh Bagchi

Computing Profession

Jan 3 2023

The ChatAlgebra Educational Revolution

We need a ChatAlgebra revolution to reduce the gatekeeping role of the traditional Algebra course, to ameliorate the student suffering associated with the traditional mathematical sequence, to overcome inequitable results, and to free up the curricular space devoted to Algebra for the things students now need to learn. Using the newly free time, we could enable a more diverse body of students to become engaged and proficient in computer science and data science skills.

Jeremy Roschelle

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Jan 3 2023

Is ChatGPT Really a ‘Code Red’ for Google Search?

Maybe not.

Gary Marcus

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Jan 3 2023

Inorganic Growth In Tech: Getting Shredded with Acquisitions

Acquisitions happen quite often in the tech industry and are far more complicated to pull off successfully than popping a pill.

Doug Meil

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Jan 3 2023

5 Best Practices for Cloud-Based Backup and Recovery in 2023

These practices help technical professionals ensure their organizations' data is protected and can be recovered quickly.

Alex Tray

Computing Profession

Dec 24 2022

Observation of Bias

It may not be that obvious, but it's observable.

Robin K. Hill

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Dec 23 2022

What Do ChatGPT and AI-based Automatic Program Generation Mean for the Future of Software

ChatGPT is game-changing, the kind of thing that you witness once in a generation.

Bertrand Meyer

Computing Applications

Dec 22 2022

The Key to Successful Threat Intelligence

A modern Information Security perspective.

Alex Vakulov

Computing Profession

Dec 21 2022

How to Teach

Make technology boon, not bane.

Bertrand Meyer

Computing Profession

Dec 21 2022

Did Grace Hopper Create the First Compiler?

Heinz Rutishauser (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) is regarded as the developer of automatic programming.

Herbert Bruderer

Computing Profession

Dec 19 2022

How do Authors’ Perceptions about their Papers Compare with Co-Authors’ Perceptions and Peer-Review Decisions?

Does peer review change authors' perception of their own papers?

Computing Profession

Dec 19 2022

On the Evolution of Languages: Natural, Mathematical, and Computational

Comparing the evolution of natural languages, which are used by people all over the world, with two artificial languages: the language of mathematics and programing languages.

Uri Leron and Orit Hazzan

Computing Applications

Dec 19 2022

Can Transaction Costs Explain Scale-Free Networks Born by Preferential Attachment?

Centralization leads to more efficient communication and control, which leads to lower transaction costs, which increases the useful work each node can spend on core non-communication tasks.

Sorin Adam Matei

Architecture and Hardware

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