Communications of the ACM
Innovation Is Overrated: A Provocation
Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
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Ulterior Motives
2023-2024 ACM Athena Lecturer Margo Seltzer recalls the motivations behind the development of the Berkeley DB database software library, and other achievements...
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Thus Spake ChatGPT
On the reliability of AI-based chatbots for science communication.
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Why Is the Current XAI Not Meeting the Expectations?
Seeking better explanations for how algorithmic decisions are made.
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There Was No 'First AI Winter'
Despite challenges and failures, the artificial intelligence community grew steadily during the 1970s.
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The Infrapolitics of Algorithmic Resistance
Exploring the complex interactions between humans and machines governed by algorithms.
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Machine Learning Sensors
A design paradigm for the future of intelligent sensors.
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Legal Challenges to Generative AI, Part II
Deliberating on inconclusive AI-generated policy questions.
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How Software Stifles Competition and Innovation
Factoring the slowing up of startups.
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Generative AI as a New Innovation Platform
Considering the stability and longevity of a potential new foundational technology.
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Closing Our Digital Divides
Seeking a more efficient path to improved broadband Internet access.
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Dilemma of the Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Landscape
Navigating the complex and varying AI regulatory landscape.
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For a More Transparent Governance of Open Source
Seeking the best governance models for FOSS projects.
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Why You Should Be Able to Make Your Own Individualized, Digital Nano-Currency
Increasing opportunities for access to traditional financial systems.
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Fragility in AIs Using Artificial Neural Networks
Suggesting ways to reduce fragility in AI systems that include artificial neural networks.
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Can Generative AI Bots Be Trusted?
It will be a long road to learning how to use generative AI wisely.
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Do the Right Thing
Exploring the intersection of legal compliance and ethical judgment.
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Faculty Can Save Lives of the Elderly
A unique viewpoint on risks to senior citizens from academia.
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Improving Section 230, Preserving Democracy, and Protecting Free Speech
Proposing a framework for a decentralized market where no one party controls the flow of information.
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A Turning Point for Cyber Insurance
Technologists who understand and measure cyber risk can motivate policyholders to improve security.
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