A 10-point plan toward fashioning a proposal to ban some — if not all — lethal autonomous weapons.
Wendell Wallach From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2017
Focusing on the process of anonymity rather than pursuing the unattainable goal of guaranteed safety.
Woodrow Hartzog, Ira Rubinstein From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2017
After Congress handed President Trump legislation Tuesday that would wipe away landmark privacy protections for Internet users, we received a lot of reader questions...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | March 31, 2017
Amid an opioid epidemic, the rise of deadly synthetic drugs and the widening legalization of marijuana, a curious bright spot has emerged in the youth drug culture...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | March 13, 2017
Even as fanatic customers can be counted on to line up outside the Apple store for the latest iPhone, there are still millions of Americans who don't use a smartphone...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | February 27, 2017
Look at economic data closely and the trends aren't pretty: People with elite backgrounds are hoovering up an increasing share of new income and wealth.
Wired From ACM Opinion | February 23, 2017
The best Super Bowl halftime shows leave indelible memories, be it a notorious wardrobe malfunction, that goofy Left Shark, or every last second of Beyoncé's two...Wired From ACM Opinion | February 7, 2017
Standing in a pink desert landscape, I looked down and realized I'd become a robot, with skinny metal legs and pincers for hands.
The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | January 26, 2017
"Pope Francis Shocks World, Endorses Donald Trump for President." "FBI Agent Suspected in Hillary Email Leaks Found Dead of Apparent Murder-Suicide." "Rush Reveals...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | January 25, 2017
Worrying about machines that are too smart distracts us from the real and present threat from machines that are too dumb.
Alan Bundy From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2017
One of the promises that virtual reality offered was that we'd all be able to watch "courtside" sports games without having to leave our couches.
The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | January 20, 2017
Ten years ago, Nokia was the world's largest phone maker. Microsoft was gearing up to launch Windows Vista. And the best new products at CES included a wireless...CNET From ACM Opinion | January 9, 2017
Social and cultural conventions are an often-neglected aspect of intelligent-machine development.
Jerry Kaplan From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2017
For decades Hollywood has treated computers as magic boxes from which endless plot points could be conjured, in denial of all common sense.
Technology Review From ACM Opinion | December 7, 2016