More Is Different, in Social Media Too
The U.S. Supreme Court seems to misunderstand fundamentally the concept of algorithmic content curation.
May 2024 - Vol. 67 No. 5
Features
The Dangers of Digitization, and The Importance of Data Backup
Digitization excludes many people from social or economic life, while the importance of data backups cannot be overestimated.
More Efficient Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing
Researchers are exploring ways to reduce a quantum system's lopsided ratio of error-correction qubits to logical qubits.
Can ChatGPT Learn Chinese or Swahili?
Large language models might act differently if trained in different languages.
How the surprising water footprint of semiconductor manufacturing, datacenters, and AI solutions is sparking sustainable development.
The Return of Age Verification Laws
Considering the ways in which free-speech law could shift rapidly.
The importance of community supports for CS learners from diverse backgrounds.
Vendor-Locked DevOps Strategies
Cloud-agnostic and vendor-locked strategies are two sides of the same coin.
Human Intuition and Algorithmic Efficiency Must Be Balanced to Enhance Data Mesh Resilience
Data mesh management with a human touch.
Resolving the Human-Subjects Status of ML’s Crowdworkers
What ethical framework should govern the interaction of ML researchers and crowdworkers?
The popularity of RISC-V and lower barriers to entry have led a number of parties to design some or all of an instruction set for the architecture.
Computer Vision, ML, and AI in the Study of Fine Art
Immense challenges and opportunities remain for the application of AI in the study of fine-art paintings and drawings.
Nand to Tetris: Building a Modern Computer System from First Principles
CS course walks students through a step-by-step construction of a complete, general-purpose computer system—hardware and software—in one semester.
JavaScript Language Design and Implementation in Tandem
A proposal to first design a language in a mechanized specification, and the advantages that follow.
Technical Perspective: Improving Refugees’ Integration with Online Resource Allocation
"Dynamic Placement in Refugee Resettlement," by Narges Ahani et al., applies online resource allocation concepts to a new and important area: refugee resettlement.
Dynamic Placement in Refugee Resettlement
In this paper, we design an online algorithm for refugee allocation.
In this short sci-fi story, an egg-sized, flying droid makes an apartment dweller’s life miserable.
