X's 'open source' algorithm isn't a win for transparency, researchers say

When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's "for you" algorithm last month, Elon Musk said the ...
EurekAlert!

Streaming algorithms for triangle counting: adversarial robustness and the weighted case

Estimating the number of triangles in a graph is a fundamental problem and has found applications in many fields. This ...
The Verge

A health care algorithm affecting millions is biased against black patients

A health care algorithm makes black patients substantially less likely than their white counterparts to receive important medical treatment. The major flaw affects millions of patients, and was just ...
adexchanger

Define It – What Is An Algorithm?

“To me, an algorithm is any piece of automated code that accepts some number of variables and data, [then] uses those variables and data to make decisions. But that’s the boring computer science ...
Inc

Google Just Announced a Major Search Algorithm Change That Users Will Probably Love, and Some Businesses May Absolutely Hate

If your business lives and dies by Google search engine results — if you at least in part make money based on Google search results — this news is for you. Google just announced it is in the process ...
The Conversation

Algorithms can decide your marks, your work prospects and your financial security. How do you know they’re fair?

Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Education & Social Work, Education Futures Studio, University of Sydney Kalervo Gulson receives funding from the Australian Research Council that supported this ...