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Global Supply Chain Disruption and Resilience
Tracking the myriad factors influencing shifting supply chains.
Computing professionals use powerful abstractions to tame complexity in large software systems and distributed networks.
Communications’ Digital Initiative and Its First Digital Event
How AI and science are shaping each other.
ACM, Ethics, and Corporate Behavior
The biggest problem that computing faces today is not that AI technology is unethical, but that AI technology is used by large and powerful corporations to support a business model that is, arguably, unethical.
A Division in Computer Science
The January 2022 Editor-in-Chief's column "Is the Global Computing Community Irrevocably Divided?" raises an important question. From a computing perspective, it is difficult to attempt a complete answer, let alone a solution.
Copyright Implications of Emulation Programs
How emulation programs might be affected by new claims of copyright infringement.
Is a Privacy Crisis Experienced, a Privacy Crisis Avoided?
Exploring immersive theatre as a way to educate audiences and study their perceptions of privacy and technology ethics.
The Troubling Future for Facial Recognition Software
Considering the myriad perspectives of facial recognition technology.
Seeking to increase the interoperability among the technical and social sciences toward new forms of governance associated with digital technology.
Bursting a Few Balloons Regarding the Famous DARPA Red Balloon Challenge
A balloon's-eyeperspective on a unique distributed, time-critical, geo-location problem.
Mining Energy from ‘Empty’ Air
Shyam Gollakota on the benefits of reducing the power consumption of communication and tapping ambient signals for electricity.
Ethics and Values in the ACM Awards Program
The new Policy for Honors Conferred by ACM and its associated procedures address two overarching issues with respect to awards, and addresses the very serious matter of award revocation.
How Do I Rely on Thee, Smartphone?
The smartphone has become the Swiss Army knife of computing and communication. However, there are some downsides to this cornucopia of utility wrapped up in a pocket-sized device.
The Lives of Hidden Figures Matter in Computer Science Education
"I cannot work on what I cannot see . . ." —Katherine Goble, Hidden Figures
Is Your Autonomous Vehicle as Smart as You Expected?
Suggesting a better route to evaluate autonomous vehicles' smartness.
A Brave New World of Mediated Online Discourse
Is artificial intelligence up to the task of managing online discourse in social networks?
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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