Private Crypto Versus Public Digital
What are the implications of governments competing with private crypto and existing electronic payment systems?
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There is a critical need for better software design, development, test, and propagation processes.
The Promethean Dilemma of AI at the Intersection of Hallucination and Creativity
To what extent can the hallucinations of generative AI models be considered creative?
If computing science wants to really be a science, we need to think about how we encourage people to defend their scientific claims with reproducible results.
Introducing the distinction between a programmer and a coder made the idea of automatic coding more appealing.
Public Business and Private Accounts
The implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision stating that it is illegal to block, in at least some situations, other users on social media.
For linear optimization problems, the optimum is found in an extremal point. But this is not the case for non-linear problems.
Imagining Intelligent Machines
"Our dream to create a machine in our own image that is smart and obedient has been a constant throughout the ages, and what we create depends on the available technology."
Improving Privacy and Security of Telehealth
Concerns for security call for the development of secure, usable, and privacy-preserving tools for telehealth services.
Tools of Our Tools? Exploring the Cybercene Conjecture
The future of computing is too important to be left to computing companies who, with the assistance of governments and high finance, have caused or exacerbated many problems.
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Are Necessary for an Equitable Research Community
Research internships for undergraduates are a necessary part of any solution toward equity in computing education.
Artificial Intelligence, Social Responsibility, and the Roles of the University
Universities should collaborate with industry, government, and community organizations on activities to promote the socially responsible development and use of AI technologies.
The ACM’s Reserves Enable Its Mission: A Response to William Bowman
The ACM's reserves ensure that we can continue to support diverse and valuable programs, adapt to new challenges, and invest in major initiatives like the open DL.
In the future, human DNA and AI become intertwined, forming a Triple Helix that predicts, and directs, human behavior.
Science Needs You: Mobilizing for Diversity in Award Recognition
Insights on how to create a more inclusive and equitable system of award recognition in the scientific community.
We have entered a period in which computation is the principal animating factor in modern society.
Generative AI Requires Broad Labor Policy Considerations
Whether and under what conditions does generative AI automate or augment workers?
New Computer Evaluation Metrics for a Changing World
Computing systems should now be measured on how they leverage available power and on their carbon footprint.
The BPC Relevance of Common Assessment in the Introductory Sequence
Common assessment is a core institutional change that supports broader participation in computing.
The Rise of the AI Co-Pilot: Lessons for Design from Aviation and Beyond
Co-pilot is a useful metaphor for describing how AI technology is intended to act in relation to human users.
Shape the Future of Computing
ACM encourages its members to take a direct hand in shaping the future of the association. There are more ways than ever to get involved.
Get InvolvedCommunications of the ACM (CACM) is now a fully Open Access publication.
By opening CACM to the world, we hope to increase engagement among the broader computer science community and encourage non-members to discover the rich resources ACM has to offer.
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