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It Is Time to Let Go of 'Virtual Reality'
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It Is Time to Let Go of 'Virtual Reality'

Advocating standardized terminology and reporting guidelines for mixed reality research.

New Threats to Society from Free-Speech Social Media Platforms
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New Threats to Society from Free-Speech Social Media Platforms

Understanding emerging threats from social media platforms.

How Software Stifles Competition and Innovation
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How Software Stifles Competition and Innovation

Factoring the slowing up of startups.

Barbershop Computing
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Barbershop Computing

Moving education beyond computer science pipelines.

Stone Knives and Bear Skins
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Stone Knives and Bear Skins

There is no money in tools.

Certification of Safety-Critical Systems
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Certification of Safety-Critical Systems

Seeking new approaches toward ensuring the safety of software-intensive systems.

Generative AI as a New Innovation Platform
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Generative AI as a New Innovation Platform

Considering the stability and longevity of a potential new foundational technology.

Coming of Age
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Coming of Age

Stressing the importance of threat models.

Closing Our Digital Divides
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Closing Our Digital Divides

Seeking a more efficient path to improved broadband Internet access.

Can Crowdsourcing Rescue the Social Marketplace of Ideas?
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Can Crowdsourcing Rescue the Social Marketplace of Ideas?

How collaborative designs and community-based moderation could improve social media.

Rebutting Rebuttals
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Rebutting Rebuttals

Evaluating the impact of the conference review rebuttal process.

We Need to Focus on How Our Data Is Used, Not Just How It Is Shared
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We Need to Focus on How Our Data Is Used, Not Just How It Is Shared

Toward better understanding of the different ways data circulates between users and platforms.

Dilemma of the Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Landscape
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Dilemma of the Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Landscape

Navigating the complex and varying AI regulatory landscape.

The Smallness of Large Language Models
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The Smallness of Large Language Models

There is so much more to language and human beings than large language models can possibly master.

Alexey Makarin on Why Social Media Harms Youth Mental Health
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Alexey Makarin on Why Social Media Harms Youth Mental Health

MIT Professor Alexey Makarin, whose research was cited in Social Media and Youth Mental Health, a recent advisory report by the U.S. surgeon general, discusses...

Alexey Makarin on Why Social Media Harms Youth Mental Health
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Alexey Makarin on Why Social Media Harms Youth Mental Health

MIT Professor Alexey Makarin, whose research was cited in Social Media and Youth Mental Health, a recent advisory report by the U.S. surgeon general, discusses...

Francis Enyi on Bridging the Healthcare Deficit in Africa
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Francis Enyi on Bridging the Healthcare Deficit in Africa

Francis Enyi, a senior program analyst with Delta State University Teaching Hospital in Nigeri, discusses how his team of software developers, medical personnel...

Francis Enyi on Bridging the Healthcare Deficit in Africa
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Francis Enyi on Bridging the Healthcare Deficit in Africa

Francis Enyi, a senior program analyst with Delta State University Teaching Hospital in Nigeri, discusses how his team of software developers, medical personnel...

Voice in the Machine: Ethical Considerations for Language-Capable Robots
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Voice in the Machine: Ethical Considerations for Language-Capable Robots

Parsing the promise of language-capable robots.

Improving Computing Education Research through Valuing Design
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Improving Computing Education Research through Valuing Design

Exploring alternatives to existing research systems and methods.
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