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If researchers within one of the best computer science programs in the world can’t agree on some of the most basic tenets of privacy, where does that leave the rest of us? https://t.co/rYSodsOA7w https://t.co/HweKvxS3qQ
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Inside the bitter campus privacy battle over smart building sensors

These computer scientists were trying to create privacy-preserving smart sensors. But then they were accused of violating their colleagues’ privacy.

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On Apr 3, 2023
If researchers within one of the best computer science programs in the world can’t agree on some of the most basic tenets of privacy, where does that leave the rest of us? https://t.co/rYSodsOA7w https://t.co/HweKvxS3qQ
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Inside the bitter campus privacy battle over smart building sensors

Inside the bitter campus privacy battle over smart building sensors

These computer scientists were trying to create privacy-preserving smart sensors. But then they were accused of violating their colleagues’ privacy.

FAccT 2022 CRAFT Session

FAccT 2022 CRAFT Session

About the Workshop This 3.5-hour workshop at the ACM FAccT Conference 2022 will take place virtually on Wednesday, June 22nd at 04:30 (4:30am) Korean Standard Time / Tuesday, June 21st at ...

Contact Tracing App Warns of COVID-19 Exposure While Protecting Privacy

Contact Tracing App Warns of COVID-19 Exposure While Protecting Privacy

Three BU cybersecurity experts join MIT researchers to develop new Bluetooth-enabled smartphone app

Time to Put Humans Deeper into the AI Design Process

Time to Put Humans Deeper into the AI Design Process

An important part of the human-centered AI process is to bring in people from across disciplines, even if they have conflicting perspectives.

Barcelona nights

Barcelona nights

I’ve yet to walk the entire floor at Mobile World Congress this year (that’s the goal for this afternoon), but my sense is the majority of the robots present fit into one of two categories: ...

About this canvassing of experts

About this canvassing of experts

This report covers results from the 15th “Future of the Internet” canvassing by Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center.

Donti recieves SIGEnergy Doctoral Dissertation Award

Donti recieves SIGEnergy Doctoral Dissertation Award

Priya Donti has been named the recipient of the 2022 ACM SIGEnergy Doctoral Dissertation Award. SIGEnergy established the annual award to recognize an outstanding Ph.D. thesis in the field ...

Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

As with every new technology, the AI-powered chatbot by OpenAI is at risk of being misused. Researchers have found that ChatGPT could be used to create phishing emails. Combined with Codex, ...

30 Influential Women Advancing AI in 2020

30 Influential Women Advancing AI in 2020

Following on from our 2019 edition, we have highlighted 30 influential women in AI that have been working hard behind the scenes to keep the cogs turning.

The AI revolution is coming for your email

The AI revolution is coming for your email

I used a new AI tool to summarize my emails and improve my productivity. The new app convinced me that the AI revolution is just getting started.

CISA Director Easterly Remarks at Carnegie Mellon University

CISA Director Easterly Remarks at Carnegie Mellon University

To this end, government can work to advance legislation to prevent technology manufacturers from disclaiming liability by contract, establishing higher standards of care for software in ...

Tech Money Lurks Behind Government Privacy Conference

Tech Money Lurks Behind Government Privacy Conference

At a recent government privacy conference, more than two-thirds of the research came from authors with financial ties to Google.

Leadership Changes at Stanford HAI

Leadership Changes at Stanford HAI

New Deputy Director Paul Herz joins, computer scientist James Landay to lead research as vice director.

Portuguese Delegation headed by Minister Elvira Fortunato visited Carnegie Mellon

Portuguese Delegation headed by Minister Elvira Fortunato visited Carnegie Mellon

Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology, and Higher Education, Elvira Fortunato, recently made her first official visit to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh alongside the ...

Is Machine Learning Hard? A Guide to Getting Started

Is Machine Learning Hard? A Guide to Getting Started

Machine learning is one of the most cutting-edge fields in the tech industry. Learn how to gain machine learning skills, become a machine learning engineer, how to make machine learning ...

CITP Emerging Scholar Mentors

CITP Emerging Scholar Mentors

She is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships including from the American Council of Learned Societies, National Science Foundation, Institute for Advanced Study and most recently ...

Repairing the Algorithmic Lens

Repairing the Algorithmic Lens

I came of age with the Internet as we see it today. I spent hours surfing the early web, visited Yahoo when it was just Jerry Yang’s page of bookmarks, and experienced the almost miraculous ...

To Hold Tech Accountable, Look to Public Health

To Hold Tech Accountable, Look to Public Health

The field of public health has transformed medicine, yet failed the most vulnerable. This trajectory can be avoided.

When the Internet Surrounds Us

When the Internet Surrounds Us

Inclusive Strategies to Enhance Privacy and Security in Smart Homes and Neighborhoods

Five from MIT win 2019 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Five from MIT win 2019 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Award funds graduate studies for talented immigrants and children of immigrants.