ACM People in the News

“Rider Professor Honored for Championing Women in Cybersecurity"
Rider University, April 26, 2023
Elizabeth Hawthorne received this year’s Advocacy Award from Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS).

“‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead"
New York Times, May 1, 2023
For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT. Now he worries it will cause serious harm.

“A Tech Industry Pioneer Sees a Way for the US to Lead in Advanced Chips"
New York Times, Apr. 19, 2023
Ivan Sutherland played a key role in foundational computer technologies. Now he sees a path for America to claim the mantle in “superconducting” chips.

“Computing Guru Criticizes ChatGPT AI Tech for Making Things Up"
CNET, Feb. 13, 2023
Vint Cerf, who helped create the internet's core network technology, hopes engineers can improve artificial intelligence's shortcoming.

“IEEE Medal of Honor Goes to Vint Cerf"
IEEE Spectrum, Jan. 31, 2023
A.M. Turing Award recipient codesigned the internet protocol and transmission control protocol

“How Neural Networks Revolutionized AI"
WNYCStudios, Jan. 13, 2023
An interview with Geoffrey Hinton about his pioneering work in neural networks, what it was like working for years on a technology that many in his field didn’t think would work, and how language is an imperfect tool.

“3 AI trends in drug discovery that stood out in 2022"
VentureBeat, Jan. 2, 2023
James Handler, Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Chair of the Association for Computing Machinery Technology Policy Council, told VentureBeat about two uses where AI is showing great promise in drug discovery.