The Next Web

Here’s how algorithms are made

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 ...

Largest study of AI hiring algorithms to date finds 'clear racial disparities' — over 25% ...

A Stanford-led study of 4 million job applications reveals AI tools used by Fortune 100 companies systematically reject Black ...
The Next Web

A beginner’s guide to AI: Algorithms

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 ...
Nature

Artificial intelligence finds faster algorithms for multiplying matrices

Algorithms have been used throughout the world’s civilizations to perform fundamental operations for thousands of years. However, discovering algorithms is highly challenging. Matrix multiplication is ...
Slate

Your Algorithms Cheat Sheet

The Social Network, directed by David Fincher: The Social Network offers a fictionalized depiction of the origins of Facebook, which is now home to one of the most notable and controversial algorithms ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

Social media algorithms fuel political hostility during elections

A study has found that social media recommendation algorithms expose users to more political anger and hate speech during ...
Mashable

What is an algorithm, anyway?

Mashable’s series Algorithms explores the mysterious lines of code that increasingly control our lives — and our futures. “The Algorithm” is impenetrable. It’s mysterious, it’s all-knowing, it’s ...
CNN

Algorithms are everywhere. Here’s why you should care

Every time you pick up your smartphone, you’re summoning algorithms. They’re used for everything from unlocking your phone with your face to deciding what videos you see on TikTok to updating your ...
CNN

Algorithms are everywhere. Here’s why you should care

Every time you pick up your smartphone, you’re summoning algorithms. They’re used for everything from unlocking your phone with your face to deciding what videos you see on TikTok to updating your ...
Wired

What happened when I let algorithms run my life for a week

Algorithms are everywhere. They rule our lives. They decide what we see on social media, which ads get targeted to us, which route we should take to get places. If it used to be The Man keeping us ...
The Conversation

Algorithms might be everywhere, but like us, they’re deeply flawed

Dating app Tinder relies on algorithms to decide which photos users see. Mike Blake/Reuters This piece isn’t about these issues, or about breaking down the complex nature of how algorithms work. To ...