Communications of the ACM

Communications of the ACM, flagship of the Association for Computing Machinery, is a leading publication for the computer science and IT fields.

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"Techno-Optimism, Techno-Pessimism, and Techno-Realism," by Moshe Y. @Vardi, asks how #computing #research can contribute to the betterment of the world. https://t.co/WlcIOVN9Qg

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Shaping AI’s Impact on Billions of Lives https://t.co/UmzNpIyDsa

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.@DameWendyDBE (@sotonWSI), Alan Kay, @GaryMarcus, @ACM_President, and other experts explain why the 75-year-old Turing Test is a poor measure of today's AI #systems, in "Why It’s Time to Sunset the Turing Test," by @PaulMarks12. https://t.co/bBKvfJwFX7

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“Automatically Translating C to Rust,” by @mEdoWhIll and @SukyoungRyu (#KAIST), says static analysis is helping improve C-to-Rust code translators, https://t.co/2RAkVhZPup. Jaemin Hong says the combo can create correct, idiomatic code in an original video, https://t.co/uwLKNoRE0p

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Cory @Doctorow (@EFF) writes that there is only one way to guarantee fair wages and decent conditions for tech workers now that they are as disposable as @Amazon #warehouseworkers and drivers, in "Tech Workers Versus Enshittification." https://t.co/uj36hAeZlm

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"Computing Is Indeed a Discipline in Crisis," by Moshe Y. @Vardi (@RiceUniversity), says academic computing #research in the U.S. is facing a severe drought, even while #SiliconValley invests tens of #billions of dollars chasing the #AGI dream. https://t.co/q1sEZp8nrG

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"Will AI Take Your Job?" by Samuel Greengard, says recent research holds clues on which #jobs will be affected by AI in the future, and which are being affected now. https://t.co/58GFobPx8h

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"Can AI Talk to the Animals?" by @NeilSavageWrite, says #scientists are using #MachineLearning techniques such as classifiers to identify units of language and hope deep #NeuralNetworks will help them figure out what animals might be talking about. https://t.co/ddalBcQyqP

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"AI Datacenters Need Nuclear Fusion," by @MarkHalper, describes how and why tech and #energy companies are coming together to meet growing IT energy requirements. https://t.co/XdJDGhQOmw

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Only big adjustments will turn builders of traditional #software into builders of AI-powered features, writes @ShilpaShastri31 (@Apptio) in "The Great Unlearning for AI Builders," https://t.co/m8IKO9IgSp

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"Effective Technical Definitions," by @Bertrand_Meyer, analyzes how a definition can fail to achieve its goals, and presents some lessons for writing good ones. https://t.co/4i6aLViGLD

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"What Lessons Can We Learn from the Internet for AI/ML Evolution?" by Mallik Tatipamula (@Ericsson) and @VGCerf (@Google), says the principles that make the Internet work so well can guide the builders of the next wave of AI systems. https://t.co/jPZCIVK8P2

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"Aerial Solutions for Supporting Large-Scale Events," by Baha Eddine Youcef Belmekki (@HeriotWattUni) and Mohamed-Slim Alouini (@KAUST_NewsAR), describes the suitability of networked tethered flying platforms for real-time monitoring and support security. https://t.co/c7HNzdDlrH

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"Can AI Expand the Human Mind?" by @neilsavagewrite, says #LLMs may be adding a new layer to the cognitive processes that go into human decision making. https://t.co/ji1ntBfA7h

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"Fifty Years of Open Source Software Supply-Chain Security," by @_rsc (@Google), says industry's longtime goal of #software #reuse is now very real. https://t.co/cjdf0QGWJu

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"Federal Research Investment and Innovation in Information Technology: A Virtuous Cycle," by John Hennessy, calls #Federal #investment in #research, particularly in the dynamic field of #computing, not merely an expenditure but a strategic imperative. https://t.co/zNmqtqieAf

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"As Good as a Coin Toss: Human Detection of AI-Generated Content," by @DiCooke34 (@KingsCollegeLon), Abigail Edwards (@CSIS) et al., says users are commonly deceived by #AIgeneratedimages & media, showing only 50% accuracy in identifying synthetic content. https://t.co/g0WOdbJg7a

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"Durable Engines of Discovery," by Turing awardee @JDongarra (@UTKnoxville), says the future of Federal investment, which has shaped the course of #computing #research, now hangs in the balance. https://t.co/hNmpZ80qLC

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David Patterson (@Google) looks at the five highest impact #research projects of his lauded #academic career, in "The Innovation Engine: Government-Funded Academic Research" https://t.co/AsPSNU6PBg

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"How Far Away Is Quantum Supremacy?" @ByJenGregory, discusses the latest debate over #quantum supremacy, the closely watch milestone when a quantum computer's #performance exceeds what's possible with a #classical computer. https://t.co/Uf3N5VVJ8U