Algorithms are embedded into our technological lives, helping accomplish a variety of tasks like making sure that email makes it to your aunt or that you're matched to someone on a dating website who ...

From the physical world to the virtual world, algorithms are seemingly everywhere. David J. Malan, Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University, has been challenged to explain the science of ...

(CN) — Can algorithms improve human decision-making by taking out bias-prone factors like age, race and gender? It's not a particularly new debate, but it's one that's gained renewed attention lately ...

When an outbreak of an infectious disease begins to spread, policymakers face an unenviable challenge. They must decide when to intervene and how forcefully, knowing that their choices carry both ...

There are two layers to the TikTok algorithm. First, there is the abstract layer that defines the outcome developers wish to ...