Gauging Societal Impacts of Large Language Models
WEBAug 19, 2024 · To see what happens when people interact with Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in realistic settings, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is launching a new program to test large language models (LLMs). “Assessing Risks and Impacts of AI (ARIA) aims to help organizations and individuals determine whether a …
Communications of the ACM
WEBWelcome: 2024 Regional Special Section, Latin America. When it comes to computer science, Latin American researchers have made significant contributions to multiple areas. Fabio Kon, Barbara Poblete, and Sebastian Uchitel. Computing Applications. BLOG@CACM Sep 6 2024.
Measuring GitHub Copilot’s Impact on Productivity
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · Code-completion systems offering suggestions to a developer in their integrated development environment (IDE) have become the most frequently used kind of programmer assistance. 1 When generating whole snippets of code, they typically use a large language model (LLM) to predict what the user might type next (the completion) from the context of what they are working on at the moment (the prompt ...
50 Years of Pascal – Communications of the ACM
WEBMar 1, 2021 · The Pascal programming language creator Niklaus Wirth reflects on its origin, spread, and further development. In the early 1960s, the languages Fortran (John Backus, IBM) for scientific, and Cobol (Jean Sammet, IBM, and DoD) for commercial applications dominated. Programs were written on paper, then punched on cards, and one waited a …
Generative AI and CS Education – Communications of the ACM
WEBMar 19, 2024 · ACM, NY, 2023; 10.1145/3544548.3580919. 5. Lau, S. and Guo, P.J. From “Ban It till We Understand It” to “Resistance Is Futile”’: How University Programming Instructors Plan to Adapt as More Students Use AI Code Generation and Explanation Tools Such as Chatgpt and Github Copilot (2023); https://bit.ly/3HRg56m.
Societal Impacts of Embodied AI – Communications of the ACM
WEBAug 21, 2024 · This discussion explores EAI’s potential societal impacts, considering its ability to reshape social structures and daily life [1]. EAI challenges existing legal frameworks, creating regulatory uncertainties as governments struggle to keep pace with technological advancements. Economically, while EAI …
In Memoriam: Gordon Bell – Communications of the ACM
WEBJun 27, 2024 · Thus began the ACM Gordon Bell Prize, a testament to Bell’s lifelong pursuit of computing systems that are both highly performant and economically practical. Bell was born in Kirksville, MO on Aug. 19, 1934. He graduated MIT in 1957 with a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering. He then attended New South Wales University of Technology in ...
The Rise of Social Bots – Communications of the ACM
WEBJul 1, 2016 · Bots (short for software robots) have been around since the early days of computers. One compelling example of bots is chatbots, algorithms designed to hold a conversation with a human, as envisioned by Alan Turing in the 1950s. 33 The dream of designing a computer algorithm that passes the Turing test has driven artificial intelligence research for decades, as witnessed by initiatives like ...
What Is an Algorithm? – Communications of the ACM
WEBMoschovakis, in contrast, argued that an algorithm is defined in terms of a recursor, which is a recursive description built on top of arbitrary operations taken as primitives.For example, the factorial function can be described recursively, using multiplication as a primitive algorithmic operation, while Euclid’s greatest-common divisor algorithm can be described recursively, using the ...
Maximum Flow Through a Network: A Storied Problem and a …
WEBIn 2022, a team of computer scientists presented a groundbreaking algorithm for the maximum flow problem: How does one transport the most supplies from a source node to a sink node in a network while respecting link capacities?