IEEE President’s Note: Looking to 2050 and Beyond

What will the future of the world look like? Everything in the world evolves. Therefore, IEEE also must evolve, not only to survive but to thrive. How will people build…

Paying Tribute to 1997 IEEE President Charles K. Alexander

Charles K. Alexander, 1997 IEEE president, died on 17 October at the age of 79. The active volunteer held many high-level positions throughout the organization, including 1991–1992 IEEE Region 2…

Economics Drives Ray-Gun Resurgence – IEEE Spectrum

The technical challenge of missile defense has been compared with that of hitting a bullet with a bullet. Then there is the still tougher economic challenge of using an expensive…

Hello, ChatGPT—Please Explain Yourself! – IEEE Spectrum

A new AI-powered chatbot released by OpenAI called ChatGPT has taken the Internet by storm. More than one million people have signed up to try out the free service since…

Engineers Turn to e-Learning – IEEE Spectrum

”It’s like teaching through a straw,” winced an engineering professor who had just spent 13 weeks interacting through the Web with a dozen graduate students. The members of his class,…