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AI algorithms can solve hard problems and learn incredible tasks, but they can't explain how they do these things. If researchers can build explainable AI, it could lead to a flood of new knowledge.
Racial disparities in the tech sector begin well before college.
A strong identity as a scientist is crucial for girls to succeed in STEM fields such as computer science. Are educators recognizing and rewarding the right behaviors?
The gender gap in computing performance has dramatically narrowed, but a confidence gap remains.
GPT-3 is the biggest, most creative language generation program to date. But with awesome power comes awesome responsibility.
Diversifying leadership can change organizational cultures, which removes barriers to women in the tech industry and academia.
Many more people have been infected with coronavirus than the statistics suggest.
A social media researcher explains how bots and sock puppet accounts manipulate and polarize public debate.
We need to update models on death rates or introduce truly random testing to understand the true impact of the coronavirus.
Most states have changed their rules in recent years to let computer science count as a required high school math or science class. A physics professor explains how that trend could set students back.
A leaked research paper shows that quantum computer researchers may have overtaken conventional ones for the first time
New data show more girls and minority high school students taking Advanced Placement courses in computer science. A computer science professor weighs in on what that means for the future of the field.
The earliest typewriters had the letter keys in alphabetical order. The trouble was that if you hit two keys quickly the levers would jam.
Of course people need ethics. But the current troubles in the technology industry are not evidence of an ethics crisis; it is a public-policy crisis.
Because a host of artists and programmers can leave their stamp on a final product, disagreements and claims of theft have ensued.
The birds follow a few simple rules to create complex patterns.
A new study looks at decades of NCAA free throws, finding that women shoot at 3 percent higher consistency than men.
Learning to code is often presented as a solution to job market problems of the 21st century, but are students really learning the competencies they will need?
The man who conceived the computer and helped crack the Nazi Enigma code deserves national recognition.
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Professor of Education (Futures), The Open University
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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Graduate & International Research, The University of Melbourne
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Researcher and Lecturer of Computer Science, Mentor, Kenya Methodist University
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Reader in Experimental Psychology, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of Risk and Information Management, Queen Mary University of London
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor in Computer Science and Statistics, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of AI at UNSW, Research Group Leader, Data61
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Associate Professor, Data Science and AI, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University
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Geoff Cumming is a Friend of The Conversation.
Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University
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Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society & School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University
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Assistant Lecturer in Software Engineering; PhD candidate in Computer Science Education, Monash University
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Adjunct professor, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Department of Philosophy; Adjunct Professor, Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University
