The opinion archive provides access to past opinion stories from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
February 2023
From ACM Opinion
ChatGPT: Five Priorities for Research
Conversational AI is a game-changer for science; here's how to respond.
From ACM Opinion
"Conversational" AI Is Really Bad at Conversations
Conversation without change is just a five-finger exercise.
From Communications of the ACM
Four Ways to Add Active Learning to Computing Courses
How active-learning techniques can benefit students in computing courses.
From Communications of the ACM
The Elephant in the Room
It is time to get the POSIX elephant off our necks.
From Communications of the ACM
Ethical AI is Not about AI
The equation Ethics + AI = Ethical AI is questionable.
From Communications of the ACM
The Premature Obituary of Programming
Why deep learning will not replace programming.
From Communications of the ACM
An Analysis of Black Faculty in CS Research Departments
Exploring Black faculty at computer science research departments where Ph.D. programs exist.
From Communications of the ACM
Building Machine Learning Models Like Open Source Software
Proposing a community-based system for model development.
From Communications of the ACM
Software Engineering of Machine Learning Systems
Seeking to make machine learning more dependable.