Communications of the ACM

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A focus on causality is promising to help researchers overcome shortcomings that have bedeviled more traditional approaches to artificial intelligence.

Digital twins aim to model reality so we can see how it changes.

Advancements in AI, machine learning, and next-gen technologies are transforming the fight against world hunger.

"I cannot work on what I cannot see…" ---Katherine Goble, Hidden Figures

The lessons here are broader than just a simple "Don't do that."

A new history of modern computing.

Suggesting a better route to evaluate autonomous vehicles' smartness.

Learning Responsible AI together.

Is artificial intelligence up to the task of managing online discourse in social networks?

An experience report.

Evaluating tool design guidelines with SWAN.

AI is driving the next evolution of chess, giving players a glimpse into the game's future.

Can algorithmic advice override preconceived notions and the believability of fake news?

Jeffrey D. Ullman and Alfred V. Aho are recipients of the 2020 ACM A.M. Turing award. They were recognized for creating fundamental algorithms and theory underlying programming language implementation and for synthesizing these results and those of ...

The recent progress and ongoing problems of keeping online platforms and their users safe from malicious activities.

The suggestion of Points of Interest (PoIs) to people with autism spectrum disorders challenges the research about recommender systems by introducing an explicit need to consider both user preferences and aversions in item evaluation. The reason is that ...

In this paper, we study the problem of estimating the state of a switched linear system (SLS), when the observation of the system is subject to communication constraints. We introduce the concept of worst-case topological entropy of such systems, and we ...

From the intersection of computational science and technological speculation, with boundaries limited only by our ability to imagine what could be.

FBI agents Saskia Lipcott and Dinah Carter are forced to deal with Dupin, the agency's rogue crime-...