ACM U.S. Technology Policy Committee

The U.S. Technology Policy Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery focuses on computing and tech-related policy issues in the United States.

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6 yrs since #GDPR in full effect. Broad US privacy bill mired in Congress & we still "face unprecedented challenges to protecting information privacy" per
@TheOfficialACM's new TechBrief #11 by @drmaltman, @aloni_bologna, and Kobbi Nissim. Check it now! https://t.co/uKIplsz1zN

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Don't trust AI? You're not alone, says ACM's latest TechBrief: "Trusted AI." Such trust is vital, but engineers and proposed regs may be on the wrong track to building and gauging it. What to do? Read the Brief, of course! https://t.co/TvIHZo6XhZ

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ACMers make up 5% of the Time Top 100 in AI! Congratulations all!!!

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Congratulations to #ACMTuringAward recipients @ylecun , @geoffreyhinton , Yoshua Bengio, and #ACMFellows @drfeifei and Stuart Russell on their inclusion on @TIME 's list of the 100 most influential people in #AI. A well-deserved honor!

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"Just say NO"...to internet #voting! So say @USTPC and the @AAASEPICenter, plus a dozen expert IL academics, in a letter delivered today to Senate President @DonHarmonIL, key Reps, and the IL Bd of Elections as the legislature turns to @SenatorMorrison's SB282. #electionsecurity

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Don't miss Chair @jeremyinfosec Epstein's letter for @USTPC on Sunday 3/12's Washington @PostOpinions page noting that the Committee's 2020 https://t.co/sZPqhBw33p is more relevant than ever. #privacy #facialrecognition #AI
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Don't miss this... Register now!

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Last spring, 180+ disabilities rights groups and @USTPC asked DoJ @CivilRights to write rules for what makes a government website compliant with the #ADA. It worked! Register at https://t.co/fcNPe147xo now to learn more, and how you can help, tonight at 5 EST! #acccessibility

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Check out this AM's @thehill OpEd by @USTPC's Ben Shneiderman (@benbendc) spotlighting January's @TheOfficialACM TechBrief #6 on Safer Algorithmic Systems https://t.co/wJZtU1SsgW #AI #policy

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ACM's global Technology Policy Council, @EuropeTPC, and @USTPC again proudly champion 2023 @DataPrivacyWeek and @DataPrivacyDay. For 25+ years ACM has forged benchmark #privacy principles (https://t.co/9b0l9dTSMh) to help all @StaySafeOnline (https://t.co/BOTSa5XRgD). #StaySafe

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"Perfectly safe #algorithm[ic] systems are not possible [but] safer systems are" and must be shaped by policymakers worldwide now, says
@USTPC's Ben Shneiderman (@benbendc) in the latest ACM TechBrief, out today. Find the Brief and more at https://t.co/BiX77BlvYY #AI #policy

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Much better to get it right from the beginning, says @USTPC’s #AI & #Algorithms Subcommittee Chair @Jeanna_Matthews in this new @InformationWeek piece on emerging https://t.co/x1tCdVkR3C, also with a great shout out to our Nov. '22 https://t.co/peu9YW9PvU. #AIethics @bakercom1

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Congratulations to just-named ACM Fellows, Technology Policy Council Vice Chair Michel Beaudoin-Lafon and Europe Technology Policy Committee member Manuel Hermenegildo!

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Don't miss @USTPC member Dr. @LanceEliot's great piece in @Forbes all about our new, updated https://t.co/peu9YW9PvU and register for Thursday's https://t.co/PGxtK3JLY7 webinar about them! #ArtificiaIIntelligence #AIethics #selfdriving #AI #autonomousvehicles #Algorithms #policy

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@ACMpolicy's new https://t.co/peu9YW9hGm will ground the next #HotTopics webinar. Join @USTPC & @EuropeTPC experts with guest Lorena Jaume-Palasi @lopalasi of @et_society to explore our complex #ArtificialIntelligence-fueled future! Register @ https://t.co/PGxtK3Je8z #Algorithms

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Congrats to ACM Tech Policy Council Chair Jim Hendler, quoted with other Congressional, industry, and public sector leaders by the @WhiteHouse Office of Science & Technology Policy (@WHOSTP) on its AI Bill of Rights. #Algorithms #ArtificalIntelligence https://t.co/prUatbAKD6

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#AI is everywhere today, outpacing policies globally to govern its use in all aspects of life. Today’s ACM global Tech Policy Council Statement on Responsible Algorithmic Systems offers nine keys to fair, accurate, and positive algorithmic decision-making. https://t.co/peu9YW9hGm

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#Voter confidence and #election accuracy will be critical on #ElectionDay in the US and abroad. Computer-aided confirmation of vote tallies can help assure both. Read all about it in https://t.co/KteDnJt4st #5 on "risk-limiting audits," out today. https://t.co/myyEuT7WCq!

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#Voter confidence and #election accuracy will be critical on #ElectionDay in the US and abroad. Computer-aided confirmation of vote tallies can help assure both. Read all about it in https://t.co/KteDnJt4st #5 on "risk-limiting audits," out today. https://t.co/myyEuT7WCq!

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Congratulations to @USTPC #ACMTechBriefs authors Simson Garfinkel and Chris Hoofnagle!

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Just out, #ACMTechBrief Issue 4 (July '22) sounds
a timely alarm: "Focus on the code-breaking implications of future #quantumcomputers has obscured the impending viability, and potential consequences, of #quantumsimulation #technology." Catch it today! https://t.co/DmEs6hIXLo

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Cerf's up! "Reversal of fortune also favors the bold," notes ACM TPC's @vgcerf in @protocol Braintrust's latest Big Question: What's the biggest effect a recession could have on tech policy? "The right perspective can turn one into opportunities...." https://t.co/0MuQErZ3Dw!

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@insidehighered just featured @USTPCChair
@jeremyinfosec Epstein in "#Ransomware Attacks Against #HigherEd Increase," out today. “It’s pretty much impossible to overstate the risk...," https://t.co/cHxLNl1z4A. “Everybody is vulnerable.”