Communications of the ACM
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December 2023
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Is AI Leading to a Reproducibility Crisis In Science?
Scientists worry that ill-informed use of artificial intelligence is driving a deluge of unreliable or useless research.
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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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A Clash of Civilizations
The much-sought holy grail of more and faster innovation will come from integrating pipeline thinking and adoption thinking.
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Halfway Around the World
Learn the language, meet the people, eat the food.
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Five Ways Executives Misunderstand Technology
How executives might better understand technology.
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A Strategy for Scaling Advanced Analytics
Key elements for scaling advanced analytics.
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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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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 during her career.