Empowerment over Automation in AI Summarization of Online Reviews
AI-generated review summaries must enable awareness, comparison, and control so that users remain active interpreters rather than silent recipients of algorithmic consensus.
The Hidden Privacy Cost of Screenshot Collection in Computing Research
It is time for lawmakers and institutional review boards to reckon with screenshot collection’s privacy problem.
Considering the notion that “international competition will put American programmers out of work.”
Why Periodic Testing Fails Modern Apps
Why periodic security testing fails modern apps, and what a stronger approach looks like in practice.
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We Must Teach Computer Science in Prison
Expanding CS education in prison is a vote toward a future where people with experience of incarceration are represented among computing faculty and industry.
Are We Actually There? Assessing RPKI Maturity
RPKI lacks maturity in its specification and in resilience against attacks, but delivers measurable benefits and is an essential part of ongoing efforts to improve routing security.
Where Are the City Trees? Monitoring Urban Trees across the U.S. Using Generative AI
An AI-based system can update trends in the distribution of trees and identify differences in tree density and canopy cover across ecoregions.
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