Can we trust the algorithms behind dating apps with our hearts? In this episode of ITK: Behind the Screens, our host Niamh Adkins (@niamhadkins) sits down with expert Liesel Sharabi to learn how these ...

Slavin, a noted game developer, notes that entire city neighborhoods are being remade to resemble computer chips. And we’ve barely even noticed. Forget Rise of the Planet of the Apes? it’s Rise of the ...

Scientists explore the links between game-solving search tree algorithms and the subjective experience of playing various turn-based games Iahikawa, Japan - Humans benefit from playing games more than ...

Five different AI algorithms have teamed up to kick human butt in Dota 2, a popular strategy computer game. Researchers at OpenAI, a nonprofit based in California, developed the algorithmic A team, ...

It should be no surprise that racial bias factors into swiping matches on dating apps, like Tinder — but algorithms used by these apps may also reinforce prejudice. This is why developer, Ben Berman, ...

The human brain can still outperform our best algorithms for a variety of tasks. Some tasks, like object identification, aren’t really surprising—our brain itself has been optimized through evolution ...

Nash equilibria represent a cornerstone in game theory, defining strategy profiles wherein no player can benefit by unilaterally deviating. This concept underpins a myriad of applications, ranging ...

This year’s backlash over “best performance” (deservedly won by the star of “Expedition 33” Jennifer English) highlighted the ...

Call it planners versus algorithms. Smartphone apps like Waze, a godsend for some road warriors because they shave minutes and even hours off their commutes with their creative detours off main ...