An insight into the way machines make meaning. A few years ago I used an algorithm to help me write a science fiction story. Adam Hammond, an English professor, and Julian Brooke, a computer scientist ...

As software and algorithms become an increasingly pervasive part of our lives, there’s growing interest and concern on how they are affecting society, the economy, and politics. Yet, most social ...

At the first VidCon since 2019, YouTube’s top earner in the U.S., MrBeast, got on stage to talk to YouTube’s director of discovery Todd Beaupré about one of the biggest questions on creators’ minds: ...

What’s an example of how algorithms can create inequality in health care? I’ll give you an example we included in our article. There is an outstanding data analytics group at the University of Chicago ...

Welcome to TNW’s beginner’s guide to AI. This (currently) four part feature should provide you with a very basic understanding of what AI is, what it can do, and how it works. The guide contains ...

So, an algorithm is the process a computer uses to transform input data into output data. A simple concept, and yet every piece of technology that you touch involves many algorithms.

My favorite example of how informationally toxic YouTube's algorithm is this: Imagine you're high school freshman and got a school assignment about the Federal Reserve. — Chris Hayes ...

Economic view Biased Algorithms Are Easier to Fix Than Biased People Racial discrimination by algorithms or by people is harmful — but that’s where the similarities end.

Jeremy Kun does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...