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Jost Bürgi and the Discovery of Logarithms
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Jost Bürgi and the Discovery of Logarithms

A forgotten universal genius.

Can AI Be Fair?
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Can AI Be Fair?

The ideology or impartiality of artificial intelligence.

Chat Generative Pre-trained... Testimony
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Chat Generative Pre-trained... Testimony

Questions about testimony as a means of knowledge acquisition may apply to AI chatbots.

ChatGPT (and Other Generative AI Applications) as a Disruptive Technology for Computer Science Education: Obsolescence or Reinvention
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ChatGPT (and Other Generative AI Applications) as a Disruptive Technology for Computer Science Education: Obsolescence or Reinvention

Generative AI may turn out to be disruptive technologies for computer science education, but  generative AI can also be conceived of as an opportunity for computer...

The Life-or-Death Importance of Medical Device Security
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The Life-or-Death Importance of Medical Device Security

Cybersecurity was not always top of mind when these devices were being created.

Can LLMs Really Reason and Plan?
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Can LLMs Really Reason and Plan?

Nothing in the training and use of LLMs would seem to suggest remotely that they can do any type of principled reasoning.

The Confounding Saga of Java Web Application Development
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The Confounding Saga of Java Web Application Development

Something that has long frustrated me with the Java ecosystem was the number of Web application frameworks. 

Ethics and Equity in AI for Collaborative Learning
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Ethics and Equity in AI for Collaborative Learning

In designing collaborative learning, design AI features using realistic examples of students’ learning; support teachers' awareness; develop students' sense of...

How Soon Will AI Start Firing Programmers?
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How Soon Will AI Start Firing Programmers?

Robots will likely revolutionize software engineering ranging from code reviews and bug fixing to automated refactoring, backlog prioritization, and employee appraisals...

The Interdisciplinarity of Data Science from the Perspective of the MERge Model
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The Interdisciplinarity of Data Science from the Perspective of the MERge Model

Where should management be located in the data science Venn diagram?

Everything. Everywhere. All at Once: AI Policy When Congress Returns
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Everything. Everywhere. All at Once: AI Policy When Congress Returns

Here is a quick take on what to look for in Washington and on the broader AI Policy landscape when Congress returns in September.

Face It, Self-Driving Cars Still Haven't Earned Their Stripes
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Face It, Self-Driving Cars Still Haven't Earned Their Stripes

Edge cases remain a serious, unsolved problem, $100 billion later.

What If Generative AI Turned Out to be a Dud?
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What If Generative AI Turned Out to be a Dud?

Some possible economic and geopolitical implications.

Duped No More: Navigating the Maze of Social Engineering Schemes
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Duped No More: Navigating the Maze of Social Engineering Schemes

The best way to guard against becoming a target of social engineering is to familiarize yourself with the strategies, psychological hooks, and technological means...

Machine Learning: the Road to Artificial Intelligence?
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Machine Learning: the Road to Artificial Intelligence?

In the mid-1990s, data-driven, statistical, and empirical methods have taken the field of artificial intelligence (AI) by storm. In the last two decades, machine...

Federated Learning: How Private Is It Really?
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Federated Learning: How Private Is It Really?

Just when it looks like Federated Learning is able to keep local data private, out comes a study to deflate us.

ChatGPT in Computer Science Education: Freshmen's Perceptions
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ChatGPT in Computer Science Education: Freshmen's Perceptions

Exploring freshmen's conceptions of the impact of ChatGPT on computer science education.

Automated Tests Are the Safety Net
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Automated Tests Are the Safety Net

Automated testing in software development significantly diminishes routine work and saves time, allowing programmers to work more effectively.

Coaxing Performance from the Complexity of HPC
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Coaxing Performance from the Complexity of HPC

Network latency and HPC performance.

Stop Judging AI Using Human Exams
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Stop Judging AI Using Human Exams

Computer scientists should inform the public that human tests are not a valid way to judge the quality of an AI model, nor a good way to compare AI models to human...
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