Nature

How the classic computer game Doom became a tool for science

Developers of the computer game Doom released the game's code in 1997, allowing scientists to use it as part of their research. Credit: id Software via ArcadeImages/Alamy. When th ...
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OpenAI chairman says students should still get computer science degrees — even if they won't be typing code

Good news, computer science majors. One of the biggest names in AI thinks your degree is still valuable. Bret Taylor serves as chairman of OpenAI, the AI giant that recently rolled out its own AI ...
National Academies

Integrating Data and Computing into K-12 Education Is Critical and Requires Coordinated Approach To Be Effective, Says New Report

Computing and data shape nearly every aspect of modern life. In recent years, efforts to expand data and computing education in K-12 settings have grown rapidly but unevenly. A new National Academies ...

A.I. Writes Buggy Code. A Silicon Valley Start-Up Wants to Fix It.

Valued at $1.6 billion, a tiny start-up called Axiom is building A.I. systems that can check for mistakes. Axiom Math’s founder and chief executive, Carina Hong, right, and the chief technology ...

What Software Engineers Will do When AI Writes All the Code

Code.org founder and chairman Hadi Partovi on why computer science is a liberal art and software engineering is not dead yet.
Computer Weekly

Landmark legal challenge against Home Office eVisa system heard

The High Court will examine whether the Home Office policy of refusing to issue alternative proof of immigration status ...
The Information

OpenAI Is Developing an Internal Alternative to Microsoft’s GitHub

OpenAI is developing an alternative to GitHub, Microsoft’s popular code repository that lets software engineers store, share and collaborate on computer code, according to a person with knowledge of ...

Is my 7th grader falling behind? New Code.org leader offers insight and tips on the ‘tinkering age’ of AI

Karim Meghji, the new president and CEO of Seattle-based nonprofit Code.org, discusses how students can move from basic AI ...
Science Daily

Scientists reveal why human language isn’t like computer code

Human language may seem messy and inefficient compared to the ultra-compact strings of ones and zeros used by computers—but our brains actually prefer it that way. New research reveals that while ...
Reuters

Not all computer code protected as speech, US appeals court finds in ghost gun case

Court rules not all computer code is protected under First Amendment's free speech shield Gun website loses bid to revive lawsuit over ghost gun code Lawsuit followed New Jersey crackdown on ghost ...
GeekWire

Code.org lays off 18 employees ‘to ensure long-term sustainability’ at education nonprofit

Seattle-based Code.org laid off 18 employees, or about 14% of its staff, the nonprofit confirmed to GeekWire on Wednesday. Following the cuts, Code.org’s staff now numbers 107. “Code.org has made the ...
The Hechinger Report

OPINION: We cannot wait until high school or college to integrate computer science lessons

Less than 40 percent of public middle schools say that they are offering computer science coursework. Credit: Allison Shelley for EDUimages The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up ...