The following blog post was written by CCC’s Addressing the Unforeseen Deleterious Impacts of Technology (AUDIT) Task Force Computing technologies of all stripes have brought enormous benefits to people’s lives, but also significant individual and societal harms. As these technologies become increasingly ubiquitous and powerful, we should expect the potential benefits and harms to grow as well. These shifts raise crucial questions about the foreseeability of impacts of the work of computing researchers and developers, as it is much easier to promote benefits and mitigate harms when they can be anticipated. We can ensure wide access (if beneficial), establish guardrails (if problematic), and much more, but only if we actually […]
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The goal of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to catalyze the computing research community to debate longer range, more audacious research challenges; to build consensus around research visions; to evolve the most promising visions toward clearly defined initiatives; and to work with the funding organizations to move challenges and visions toward funding initiatives. The purpose of this blog is to provide a more immediate, online mechanism for dissemination of visioning concepts and community discussion/debate about them.
Addressing the Unforeseen Deleterious Impacts of Technology
May 13th, 2024 / in AI, Announcements, CCC / by Haley GriffinRecent years have seen increased awareness of the potential negative impacts of computing technologies, and yet these harms are often unforeseen when the technology is first deployed. The CCC Council formed a task force on Addressing the Unforeseen Deleterious Impacts of Technology (AUDIT) to investigate possible harmful consequences of computing technology, to what extent these outcomes could have been mitigated or avoided, and who should be responsible for negative impacts. The task force, composed of Nadya Bliss, Kevin Butler, David Danks, Ufuk Topcu, and Matthew Turk, brings together diverse expertise across cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, data science, philosophy/ethics, computer vision, and autonomous systems. The group also spoke with multiple […]
CCC Members Spark Attention at Senate Robotics Showcase and Demo Day
May 9th, 2024 / in Announcements, CCC, robotics / by Petruce Jean-CharlesThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is excited that council member Holly Yanco (Chair, Distinguished University Professor, NERVE Center Director, UMass Lowell), and former council members Melanie Moses (Professor, University of New Mexico) and Chad Jenkins (Professor, Robotics, University of Michigan) were exhibitors at the Senate Robotics and Demo Day. They were among exhibitors across industry, academia, and government. The Computing Research Association (CRA), in collaboration with co-hosts IEEE-USA and Carnegie Mellon University, was pleased to host Members of Congress, the media, and the public in the Hart Senate Office Building on April 30. Through interactive exhibits and informal discussions, attendees gained insight into the current state of US robotics innovation […]
CCC Launches New LinkedIn Showcase Page
May 7th, 2024 / in Announcements, CCC / by Petruce Jean-CharlesHave you ever heard of LinkedIn showcase pages? Well we have been secretly working on one to bring you exclusive CCC news. Our goal is to share content that is both informative and new. Looking forward to more content? Here’s everything you need toknow about our new page: Q: What’s a LinkedIn Showcase page? A: It’s an extension of an already existing account like CRA’s–designed to spotlight individual initiatives like CCC. Q: Why create a CCC showcase page? A: CCC aims to energize the computing research community by sparking discussions on ambitious, long-term research challenges. We strive to foster consensus on research visions, refine the most promising ones into actionable […]
Blue Sky Track Winners at SDM’24
May 6th, 2024 / in Announcements, Blue Sky, CCC / by Petruce Jean-CharlesThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC) recently sponsored a Blue Sky Ideas Conference Track at the 2024 SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (SDM’24). The conference was held in Houston, Texas on April 18-20th. This conference provides a platform for researchers tackling issues in data mining to showcase their work in a peer-reviewed setting. It’s an opportunity for graduate students to connect and receive input on their research through the doctoral forum. Individuals new to the field learn about research by listening to invited speakers, attending presentations and tutorials, and participating in focused workshops. Best Paper Award: Data Silences: How to Unsilence the Uncertainties in Data Science Michael Muller, IBM Research […]
CCC @ AAAS: How Big Trends in Computing are Shaping Science – Part Five
May 3rd, 2024 / in AAAS, CCC / by Catherine GillCCC supported three scientific sessions at this year’s AAAS Annual Conference, and in case you weren’t able to attend in person, we are recapping each session. This week, we are summarizing the highlights of the session, “How Big Trends in Computing are Shaping Science.” In Part 5, we share the Q&A portion of the panel. The panel comprised Jayson Lynch (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Gabriel Manso (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and Mehmet Belviranli (Colorado School of Mines), and was moderated by Neil Thompson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Neil Thompson: “Gabriel, you highlighted just how dramatic the escalation in the amount of computing being used by these models is, and […]
