MIT Technology Review

What is an “algorithm”? It depends whom you ask

For better accountability, we should shift the focus from the design of these systems to their impact. Describing a decision-making system as an “algorithm” is often a way to deflect accountability ...
usace.army.mil

New algorithm could mean more efficient, accurate equipment for Army

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Researchers working on an Army-funded project have developed an algorithm to simulate how electromagnetic waves interact with materials in devices to create equipment ...
CNN

Elon Musk thinks Twitter’s algorithm should be public. Here’s what that could mean

On March 24, weeks before he offered to buy Twitter, Elon Musk posted a poll on the social media platform: “Twitter algorithm should be open source,” he wrote, with options for users to vote “yes” or ...
THE WEEK

Algorithms have gotten out of control. It's time to regulate them.

McDonald's announced recently that it purchased Dynamic Yield, an AI company it will use to analyze customer habits to try and sell them more food. When a hamburger shack is using algorithms to stoke ...
Mashable

Lawmakers come for Facebook algorithm with 'filter bubble' bill

Facebook's algorithm sucks, and Congress wants to do something about it. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing forward what it's titled the "Filter Bubble Transparency Act." Axios got a copy of ...

ByteDance’s agreement to sell TikTok puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works and what’s to come

(THE CONVERSATION) Chinese tech giant ByteDance has signed an agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S. investors. President Donald Trump announced a ...