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We Are Not Users: Gaining Control Over New Technologies
Seeking a more selective approach to technology usage.
Medical Artificial Intelligence: The European Legal Perspective
Although the European Commission proposed new legislation for the use of "high-risk artificial intelligence" earlier this year, the existing European fundamental rights framework already provides some clear guidance on the use of medical AI.
Frode Hegland has developed three remarkable tools for text generation, viewing, and referencing that illustrate the power of applying computing to text.
Broadening Participation by Teaching Accessibility
Strategies for incorporating accessibility into computing education.
Remaining Connected Throughout Design
Applying the unique experiences of designing technologies for vulnerable communities.
Competitive Compatibility: Let's Fix the Internet, Not the Tech Giants
Seeking to make Big Tech less central to the Internet.
Three books offer varied perspectives on the ascendancy of artificial intelligence.
Protecting the Global Internet from Technology Cold Wars
Considering the perceived dangers of the global information flow.
Exploring Ellen Ullman's 'Close to the Machine' and AMC's 'Halt and Catch Fire.'
Testing Educational Digital Games
Diversifying usability studies utilizing rapid application development.
Should two private companies have complete control over the world's cellphones?
Integrating ethics into artificial intelligence education and development.
The Sand-Heap Paradox of Privacy and Influence
In 2018, Arnold Kling wrote a famous blog article, "How the Internet turned bad." It is time for us, as a community, to ask now: "How do we turn the Internet good?"
The June 2021 Communications of the ACM celebrates Jeffrey Ullman and Alfred Aho as winners of ACM's 2020 Turing Award. For many Iranian members of the computing community, Ullman is the face of discrimination in academia.
Playing With, and Against, Computers
2019 ACM Computing Prize recipient David Silver on developing the AlphaGo algorithm, his fascination with Go, and on teaching computers to play.
A European Union Approach to Regulating Big Tech
Considering a new regulatory proposal for addressing digital market competition concerns.
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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