If you're seeing the same types of stories repeatedly on your social media feeds, you're not alone, and it's due to something called an "algorithm.""It's a series of steps that a computer follows in ...

In an era where technology continues to evolve at a staggering pace, the integration of algorithms into healthcare decisions holds ...

In the race to curb the deleterious ramifications of artificial intelligence (AI), governments across the globe are taking stark measures to rein in potential abuses. This comes as President Joe Biden ...

Algorithms have taken a lot of heat recently for producing biased decisions. For example, people were outraged over an Amazon.com recruiting algorithm that overlooked female applicants. Should we be ...

4 ideas for understanding and managing the power of algorithms on social media Your email has been sent What if tech companies had to release data about how algorithms work and software engineers had ...

ALAN MISLOVE studies algorithms. Recently, his research at Northeastern University, in Boston, has shown that Facebook’s software was leaking users’ phone numbers to advertisers. He has also found new ...