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Ramesh Sitaraman – Communications of the ACM

Environmental equity should be a priority for the management of future AI systems. Shape the Future of Computing ACM encourages its members to take a direct hand in shaping the future of the association. There are more ways than ever to get involved. Get Involved

In short: Join ACM and shape the future of AI sustainability! Learn about environmental equity in AI management and discover ways to get involved. (AI summary)

Sherali Zeadally – Communications of the ACM

Trusted repositories, cryptographic validation, and controlled access can help organizations mitigate risks associated with malicious AI models. The aim is to improve cities' management of natural and municipal resources and in turn the quality of life of their citizens. The unknown and the...

In short: Learn how to mitigate risks from malicious AI models in software supply-chain security, explore smart cities concepts & research opportunities, and discover ... (AI summary)

Zachary C. Lipton – Communications of the ACM

What ethical framework should govern the interaction of ML researchers and crowdworkers? Practice Dec 1 2021 Algorithms, microcontent, and the vanishing distinction between platforms and creators. Practice Jun 1 2019 Some ML papers suffer from flaws that could mislead the public and stymie future...

Controlling AI – Communications of the ACM

Originally published on The Road to AI We Can Trust (http://bit.ly/3juuD3j) The Senate hearing that I participated in a few weeks ago (https://bit.ly/44QxHt1) was, in many ways, the highlight of my career. I was thrilled by what I saw of the Senate that day: genuine interest and genuine humility....

In short: Discover insights from AI expert Gary Marcus on the positive and bleak future of AI oversight, his participation in a Senate hearing, and the call for an int... (AI summary)

When Will This End? – Communications of the ACM

An informal group of math enthusiasts has moved on to a bigger and potentially far more difficult challenge after hitting a major milestone last summer when they definitively answered a question about program behavior that had persisted for more than three decades. The success of the project in...

Christos Dimoulas – Communications of the ACM

The rational-programmer method helps assess whether linguistic features and tools can deliver useful information with software development tasks. Shape the Future of Computing ACM encourages its members to take a direct hand in shaping the...

In short: Discover 'The Rational Programmer': A method to evaluate programming language pragmatics for efficient software development tasks. Plus, learn how to shape t... (AI summary)

James Grimmelmann – Communications of the ACM

The Supreme Court’s unsigned opinion upholding the TikTok ban sidesteps almost all of the major legal issues in the case. Opinion Dec 16 2024 How the Supreme Court's decision in Murthy v. Missouri leaves platforms free to set their own content-moderation policies on controversial issues. Opinion...

In short: Explore the evolving landscape of internet law and ethics with James Grimmelmann's insights on TikTok ban consequences, content moderation policies, social m... (AI summary)

Sebastian Zimmeck – Communications of the ACM

How to make the right to opt out work for everyone. Shape the Future of Computing ACM encourages its members to take a direct hand in shaping the future of the association. There are more ways than ever to get involved. Get Involved

In short: Learn how to make 'opt-out' rights effective and secure in computing from Sebastian Zimmeck at ACM. Discover ways to shape the future of the association. (AI summary)

Verena Zimmermann – Communications of the ACM

It is time to reconsider how we deal with the human factor in cybersecurity. Shape the Future of Computing ACM encourages its members to take a direct hand in shaping the future of the association. There are more ways than ever to get involved. Get Involved

The Collapse of GPT – Communications of the ACM

Ever since ChatGPT was released to the public in November 2022, people have been using it to generate text, from emails to blog posts to bad poetry, much of which they post online. Since that release, the companies that build the large...

In short: Uncover the risks of AI model collapse in ChatGPT and similar language models, and learn about the statistical problem causing this phenomenon from a Stanford University assistant professor. (AI summary)