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 ...

When Algorithms Move Money: The New Cyber Battlefield Of FinTech Autonomy

Zero-reliance financial automation is a development in which loss of one point does not extend to the other payment network, ...

AI’s Real Bottleneck Isn’t Algorithms, It’s The Rare Earths Of Data

AI’s biggest constraint isn’t algorithms anymore. It’s data…specifically, high-quality, forward-looking data. It is the “Rare ...
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The IRS algorithm trap: 3 digital signals that are flagging high earners

The tax landscape has shifted beneath our feet. What used to be manual reviews and random selections has morphed into ...
Scientific American

Algorithms really do create political polarization—and this AI tool let users avoid it

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...

How a Trading Algorithm Actually Works

Decoded: Breaking down how an actual trading algorithm works. Want to impress your friends? Learn how trading algos work ...
Psychology Today

Navigating the Impacts of AI-Driven Social Media Algorithms

Social media algorithms driven by AI shape far more than what appears on our screens, including how we think, feel, and ...
Wired

A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...