From Communications of the ACM
Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
Filippo Gualtiero Blancato| March 1, 2024
An international team of 22 big name AI researchers have laid out a road map suggesting how machine learning can help save the planet and humanity from imminent...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | June 20, 2019
The fundamentals of the field of Internet law have remained consistent, but details have evolved in response to technological innovation.
James Grimmelmann From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2019
Examining the expansion, proliferation, and integration of computing education everywhere.
Emmanuel Schanzer, Shriram Krishnamurthi, Kathi Fisler From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2019
Artificial intelligence systems can—if properly used—help make government more effective and responsive, improving the lives of citizens. Improperly used, however...The Conversation From ACM Opinion | April 18, 2019
A swathe of the world is adopting China's vision for a tightly controlled internet over the unfettered American approach, a stunning ideological coup for Beijing...Bloomberg From ACM Opinion | April 15, 2019
Scientists have revealed the first-ever image of a black hole. The picture is the result of a global collaboration in which scientists linked together telescopes...Newsweek From ACM Opinion | April 12, 2019
Is Julian Assange a journalist? The Justice Department sidestepped that question in its indictment of Assange.
The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | April 12, 2019
As U.S. officials have pressured allies not to use networking gear from Chinese technology giant Huawei over spying concerns, President Trump has urged American...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | April 10, 2019
At 10:30pm on 29 October 1969, a graduate student at UCLA sent a two-letter message from an SDS Sigma 7 computer to another machine a few hundred miles away at...IEEE Spectrum From ACM Opinion | April 8, 2019
Years into the robocalling frenzy, your phone probably still rings off the hook with "important information about your account," updates from the "Chinese embassy...Wired From ACM Opinion | April 8, 2019
Yoshua Bengio is one of three computer scientists who last week shared the US$1-million A. M. Turing award—one of the field's top prizes.
Nature From ACM Opinion | April 4, 2019
In a recent newspaper advertisement, the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei appealed to common sense.
The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | April 3, 2019
Code seems cold and objective, the raw logic of the internet, and Silicon Valley likes it that way.
The New York Times From ACM Opinion | April 1, 2019
In the wake of the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes of Boeing 737 Max planes, people are thinking about how much of their air travel is handled by software...The Conversation From ACM Opinion | April 1, 2019
Thomas Edison is often described as America's greatest inventor. His successes include electric power generation, sound recording, and the electric lightbulb.
Technology Review From ACM Opinion | April 1, 2019
A report on Thursday from a British government oversight group found that Chinese telecom-equipment maker Huawei has basic but deeply problematic flaws in its product...Wired From ACM Opinion | March 29, 2019
Young animals gallop across fields, climb trees and immediately find their feet with enviable grace after they fall.
Nature From ACM Opinion | March 29, 2019
As the computing industry grapples with its role in society, many people, both in the field and outside it, are talking about a crisis of ethics.
The Conversation From ACM Opinion | March 22, 2019
Criticism of big tech companies that track us across the internet without our informed consent misses a bigger picture: There are hundreds of ad-tracking companies...Bloomberg From ACM Opinion | March 20, 2019