This all sounds ludicrous until we realize that our algorithms are increasingly being made in our own image. As we’ve learned more about our own brains, we’ve enlisted that knowledge to create ...

"If you randomly follow the algorithm, you probably would consume less radical content using YouTube as you typically do!" So says Manoel Ribeiro, co-author of a new paper on YouTube's recommendation ...

My C++ professor recently gave us an assignment to read in a text file of 0s and 1s into a 2d array as a rectangular maze, and then traverse the maze by following a wall. <BR><BR>As an extra he ...

When light emanates from distant stars, planets, and galaxies, it travels through Earth's atmosphere before it hits our eyes. Because shifting pockets of air affect the light traveling through the ...

Last week, it seemed that OpenAI—the secretive firm behind ChatGPT—had been broken open. The company’s board had suddenly fired CEO Sam Altman, hundreds of employees revolted in protest, Altman was ...

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 ...

Many embedded systems must regularly update multibyte data to EEPROM, flash memory, or a database server. This Design Idea presents a robust algorithm for this process that prevents data losses and ...

GENEVA — FIFA wants to open debate on setting soccer transfer fees by algorithm instead of the historic way of two clubs negotiating a market value price for contracted players. FIFA president Gianni ...