Artificial intelligence (AI) has enabled remarkable breakthroughs in numerous areas of critical importance, including tackling global challenges such as climate change. On the other hand, many AI models, especially large generative ones...
Historic music machines are among the most magnificent automatons. They delighted visitors to fairgrounds, played in inns and railroad stations, and entertained passengers on huge ocean liners. Many devices are still fully functional today. They range from tiny singing birds, music boxes, barrel...
“I teach computer science, and that is all,” wrote Boaz Barak, of Harvard University, in a recent op-ed in The New York Times.a The main point of the op-ed was to protest the growing politicization of U.S. higher education, especially at elite universities, where we have seen many faculty members...
The ever-increasing number of scientific publications poses a challenge. Liang et al. (2024) suggest a growing trend of AI-assisted paper writing (nearly 20% in computer science). This raises questions about the future of citation metrics and the effectiveness of peer review in a world where...
Technology has been a part of my life since the age of six. My father was a hardware engineer, fixing all sorts of computers and building various custom hardware solutions for commercial applications. In the late 1980s, he brought home our...
In short: From a childhood fascination with tech to shaping security systems and product design: Discover the journey of a UX expert who optimized operator performance... (AI summary)
How to create a coding culture that harnesses AI’s potential while preserving software integrity and security. Michael Burch BLOG@CACM Jun 23 2025 Vibe coding development platforms enable an experimental, motivating approach to learning. The rational-programmer method helps assess whether...
The computer scientists of the 1960s had high hopes for the way humans and intelligent machines would work with each other. In separate essays that date back more than half a century, Joseph Licklider and Douglas Engelbart described...
Programming is both an enjoyable and a difficult task. A seemingly small slip can introduce a serious error or create a security vulnerability. The need for, and importance of, program correctness was recognized early in the modern development of computing. Algorithms, on which programs are built...
A new era is emerging in which artificial intelligence (AI) will play an ever-increasing role in many facets of daily life. One defining characteristic of this new era is the ease with which novel content can be generated. Large language models (LLMs)—neural network-based models trained on vast...
Everyone deserves the access and opportunity to have a good and fulfilling life. This belief is foundational to my work. Technologies can only contribute toward this goal when they are designed from an understanding of what makes a life good for the people concerned. I grew up caring for others...
In short: From nursing to tech, learn how one researcher uses human-centered design to improve public health and community wellbeing. Discover insights on persuasive c... (AI summary)
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