2026-05-28: If LLMs can write abstracts, what's our job? The Uncanny Valley and Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect in the ACM Digital Library
If LLMs can write abstracts, what's our job? The Uncanny Valley and Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect in the ACM Digital Library Michael L. Nelson 2026-05-28 I serve on the ACM Digital Libraries Board , and we are navigating a number of changes to the ACM's Digital Library , which as a professional society and memory organization, is arguably the ACM's primary asset. A recent article (March, 2026) by Jack Davidson and Wayne Graves provides a status update of the ACM's move to open access , which includes establishing a "basic" and " premium " service level. Although there are some questions regarding the long-term implications of moving to open access, I, and presumably all authors, welcome the ACM's bold strategy for ensuring that our content reaches the widest possible audience. Jack's and Wayne's article also addressed the DL's recent experimentation with AI/LLM enrichment of articles, specifically landing pages. And unfortunate...