The U.S. Technology Policy Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery focuses on computing and tech-related policy issues in the United States.
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19 Jul 2024
6 yrs since #GDPR in full effect. Broad US privacy bill mired in Congress & we still "face unprecedented challenges to protecting information privacy" per
@TheOfficialACM's new TechBrief #11 by @drmaltman, @aloni_bologna, and Kobbi Nissim. Check it now! dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3…
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18 Jan 2024
Don't trust AI? You're not alone, says ACM's latest TechBrief: "Trusted AI." Such trust is vital, but engineers and proposed regs may be on the wrong track to building and gauging it. What to do? Read the Brief, of course! dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3…
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7 Sep 2023
ACMers make up 5% of the Time Top 100 in AI! Congratulations all!!!
Congratulations to #ACMTuringAward recipients @ylecun , @geoffreyhinton , Yoshua Bengio, and #ACMFellows @drfeifei and Stuart Russell on their inclusion on @TIME 's list of the 100 most influential people in #AI. A well-deserved honor!
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10 Apr 2023
"Just say NO"...to internet #voting! So say @USTPC and the @AAASEPICenter, plus a dozen expert IL academics, in a letter delivered today to Senate President @DonHarmonIL, key Reps, and the IL Bd of Elections as the legislature turns to @SenatorMorrison's SB282. #electionsecurity
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13 Mar 2023
Don't miss Chair @jeremyinfosec Epstein's letter for @USTPC on Sunday 3/12's Washington @PostOpinions page noting that the Committee's 2020 bit.ly/FaceRecStmt is more relevant than ever. #privacy #facialrecognition #AI
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1 Mar 2023
Don't miss this... Register now!
1 Mar 2023
Last spring, 180 disabilities rights groups and @USTPC asked DoJ @CivilRights to write rules for what makes a government website compliant with the #ADA. It worked! Register at bit.ly/WebAccessHotTopic now to learn more, and how you can help, tonight at 5 EST! #acccessibility
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28 Feb 2023
Check out this AM's @thehill OpEd by @USTPC's Ben Shneiderman (@benbendc) spotlighting January's @TheOfficialACM TechBrief #6 on Safer Algorithmic Systems bit.ly/timeforanNASB #AI #policy
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27 Jan 2023
ACM's global Technology Policy Council, @EuropeTPC, and @USTPC again proudly champion 2023 @DataPrivacyWeek and @DataPrivacyDay. For 25 years ACM has forged benchmark #privacy principles (tinyurl.com/tsxmyty) to help all @StaySafeOnline (bit.ly/2U0AIp7). #StaySafe
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26 Jan 2023
"Perfectly safe #algorithm[ic] systems are not possible [but] safer systems are" and must be shaped by policymakers worldwide now, says
@USTPC's Ben Shneiderman (@benbendc) in the latest ACM TechBrief, out today. Find the Brief and more at bit.ly/safersystems #AI #policy
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25 Jan 2023
Much better to get it right from the beginning, says @USTPC’s #AI & #Algorithms Subcommittee Chair @Jeanna_Matthews in this new @InformationWeek piece on emerging bit.ly/TekEthics, also with a great shout out to our Nov. '22 bit.ly/ACMAIPrinciples. #AIethics @bakercom1
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18 Jan 2023
Congratulations to just-named ACM Fellows, Technology Policy Council Vice Chair Michel Beaudoin-Lafon and Europe Technology Policy Committee member Manuel Hermenegildo!
18 Jan 2023
Big congratulations to our Professors @thoefler, @mapo1 and @zhendongsu on being named 2022 ACM Fellows! The distinction recognises their extensive research contributions to computer and information technology. Well done! bit.ly/3J2cyEp
@TheOfficialACM @ETH_en #Awards
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28 Nov 2022
Don't miss @USTPC member Dr. @LanceEliot's great piece in @Forbes all about our new, updated bit.ly/ACMAIPrinciples and register for Thursday's bit.ly/FairAIHotTopic webinar about them! #ArtificiaIIntelligence #AIethics #selfdriving #AI #autonomousvehicles #Algorithms #policy
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27 Oct 2022
Congrats to ACM Tech Policy Council Chair Jim Hendler, quoted with other Congressional, industry, and public sector leaders by the @WhiteHouse Office of Science & Technology Policy (@WHOSTP) on its AI Bill of Rights. #Algorithms #ArtificalIntelligence whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-…
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26 Oct 2022
#AI is everywhere today, outpacing policies globally to govern its use in all aspects of life. Today’s ACM global Tech Policy Council Statement on Responsible Algorithmic Systems offers nine keys to fair, accurate, and positive algorithmic decision-making. bit.ly/ACMAIPrinciples
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13 Oct 2022
#Voter confidence and #election accuracy will be critical on #ElectionDay in the US and abroad. Computer-aided confirmation of vote tallies can help assure both. Read all about it in bit.ly/ACMTechBrief #5 on "risk-limiting audits," out today. bit.ly/RLAsWork!
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13 Oct 2022
#Voter confidence and #election accuracy will be critical on #ElectionDay in the US and abroad. Computer-aided confirmation of vote tallies can help assure both. Read all about it in bit.ly/ACMTechBrief #5 on "risk-limiting audits," out today. bit.ly/RLAsWork!
2 Aug 2022
Congratulations to @USTPC #ACMTechBriefs authors Simson Garfinkel and Chris Hoofnagle!
2 Aug 2022
Just out, #ACMTechBrief Issue 4 (July '22) sounds
a timely alarm: "Focus on the code-breaking implications of future #quantumcomputers has obscured the impending viability, and potential consequences, of #quantumsimulation #technology." Catch it today! bit.ly/3BuHXvl
1 Aug 2022
Cerf's up! "Reversal of fortune also favors the bold," notes ACM TPC's @vgcerf in @protocol Braintrust's latest Big Question: What's the biggest effect a recession could have on tech policy? "The right perspective can turn one into opportunities...." bit.ly/TruerWords!
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22 Jul 2022
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@insidehighered just featured @USTPCChair
@jeremyinfosec Epstein in "#Ransomware Attacks Against #HigherEd Increase," out today. “It’s pretty much impossible to overstate the risk...," bit.ly/Jeremywarns. “Everybody is vulnerable.”
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11 Jul 2022
Catch ACM Technology Policy Council Chair Jim Hendler's thoughts in "Why Does an AI Faculty Shortage Exist? It’s Complicated," just out in @insidehighered today. bit.ly/3ocnhAx
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