We're entering an era in which the way software interacts with the world is so hidden and complex that researchers need to start studying algorithms the way we study animals. That's according to MIT ...

If you're seeing the same types of stories repeatedly on your social media feeds, you're not alone, and it's due to something called an "algorithm.""It's a series of steps that a computer follows in ...

What changes when algorithms interact with algorithms, and what to do about it. A new business infrastructure is emerging with enormous potential impact but almost no conscious design. In this new ...

Algorithms have taken a lot of heat recently for producing biased decisions. For example, people were outraged over an Amazon.com recruiting algorithm that overlooked female applicants. Should we be ...

When we go online these days, we know we’re not alone: The internet is looking back at us. Our clicks give us the information and products we ask for, but at the same time they provide information ...