OpinionSeptember 26, 2023
Does the First Amendment Confer a ‘Right to Compute’? The Future of AI May Depend on It
We need to figure out if there is a constitutional right to compute
Stories by John Villasenor
John Villasenor is professor of law and electrical engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
OpinionFebruary 10, 2023
How ChatGPT Can Improve Education, Not Threaten It
A professor explains why he is allowing students to incorporate ChatGPT into their writing process instead of banning the new technology
November 14, 2013
Why Patents and Copyright Protections Are More Important Than Ever
Don’t listen to pundits who say the intellectual property system has outlived its usefulness. It needs to be updated, not abolished
TechnologyAugust 1, 2012
A Hacker-Ready Chip
Researchers discover a dangerous weakness in computer hardware
TechnologyMay 29, 2012
Researchers Discover Hacker-Ready Computer Chips
TechnologyApril 12, 2012
What Is a Drone, Anyway?
TechnologyFebruary 24, 2012
High-Altitude Surveillance Drones: Coming to a Sky Near You
January 25, 2012
Why the Supreme Court GPS Decision Won't Stop Warrantless Digital Surveillance
New technologies will let location-tracking efforts begin after the fact
TechnologyJanuary 1, 2012
Here Come the Drones
These popular, unmanned aircraft will eventually fall into the hands of hostile nations and terrorists
TechnologyNovember 14, 2011
The Drone Threat to Privacy
In a world in which nearly anyone can purchase a device capable of photographing locations behind walls, gates and fences, will anyone be able to keep a secret?
TechnologyNovember 11, 2011
The Drone Threat to National Security
Continued advances in unmanned aerial vehicle technology have profound implications regarding the nature of modern warfare
The SciencesNovember 8, 2011
Supreme Court Considers GPS Cases and the Future of Privacy
TechnologyAugust 1, 2010
The Hacker in Your Hardware: The Next Security Threat
As if software viruses weren't bad enough, the microchips that power every aspect of our digital world are vulnerable to tampering in the factory. The consequences could be dire
TechnologyJune 1, 1997
Configurable Computing
Computers that modify their hardware circuits as they operate are opening a new era in computer design. Because they can filter data rapidly, they excel at pattern recognition, image processing and encryption