Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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Why Robots Should Fear Death as Much as We Do
To gain full artificial general intelligence, perhaps machines need to fear their own mortality
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Americans Need a Bill of Rights for an AI-Powered World
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is developing principles to guard against powerful technologies—with input from the public
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Supersized AIs: Are Truly Intelligent Machines Just a Matter of Scale?
Gigantic neural networks that write with remarkable fluency have led to suggestions that scaling up will usher in ultimately true machine intelligence
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Why OpenAI's Codex Won't Replace Coders
Human programmers can actually become more powerful and efficient with Codex
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Leadership Lessons about Ethical AI and Algorithms
Wall Street Journal's Facebook series exposes flaws in leadership's handling of algorithms' unintended consequences
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Remaining Connected Throughout Design
Applying the unique experiences of designing technologies for vulnerable communities.
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The Imperative for Sustainable AI Systems
The impact of AI's massive carbon footprint is social, not just environmental
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Where Should Information Go to Be Safe?
Enterprise data is safest in the cloud and in the 'fog', according to one expert
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Machine Learning Won't Solve Natural Language Understanding
Data-driven approaches to NLU are psychologically, cognitively, and computationally implausible.
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The Global Research Community Must Not Abandon Afghanistan
Vulnerable Afghan researchers need the international research community’s support
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Here's Why Tech Companies Are Suddenly Focused on Child Safety
Tech colossi are responding to shifting political winds and trying to preempt new, impending regulations
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There's a Better Way to Stop Ransomware Attacks
Adopt and enforce regulations for the cryptocurrency industry that are equivalent to traditional banking
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No More Mr. Nice Robot?
Humans might want—and need—robots to be jerks, at least sometimes.
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Tesla's Dojo Is Impressive, but It Won't Transform Supercomputing
Dojo's reported performance numbers and niche application place it outside the ranks of true supercomputers
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Why Common Sense Is Hard for Computers
Recent efforts have recognized machine common sense as a moonshot AI problem of our times
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AI Ethics: A Call to Faculty
Integrating ethics into artificial intelligence education and development.
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Whose Smartphone Is It?
Should two private companies have complete control over the world's cellphones?
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Back of the Envelope
Back-of-the-envelope calculations are a powerful professional practice.
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