In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is a step-by-step procedure for calculations. Algorithms are used for calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning. More precisely, an algorithm is an effective method expressed as a finite list of well-defined instructions for calculating a function.
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Nosy AI reads a 300-year-old sealed letter — without opening it
Researchers used an algorithm and X-ray imagining to virtually open and read sealed historical letters. The technique could ...
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This cute AI pet will fill the deep, dark void in your life
Moflin is an AI robot pet with "emotional capabilities that evolve like living animals."
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Containment algorithms won't stop super-intelligent AI, scientists warn
Computer scientists used theoretical calculations to show it would be impossible to build an algorithm that could control ...
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Nope, 'facial recognition' didn't spot Antifa members at US riots
The facial recognition firm behind Congressman Gaetz's claim says it actually identified neo-Nazis -- not Antifa.
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UK government to put 'trust in teachers not algorithms' on exam results after last year's debacle
Grades this year will be determined by teacher assessments after the algorithms used to calculate results in 2021 "did not ...
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Wearable that detects hand gestures could one day control prosthetics and computers
The wearable uses a hyperdimensional computing algorithm to update itself with new information, such as new electronic signals ...
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Algorithms behaving badly: 2020 edition
The perils of leaving important decisions to computer algorithms are pretty easily imagined (see, e.g., “Minority Report,” ...
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New MIT algorithm automatically deciphers lost languages
An MIT CSAIL AI system that can automatically decipher extinct languages offers hope of preserving a wealth of historical ...
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AI co-pilots US Air Force spy plane for the first time
An AI modified from a gaming algorithm controlled a military system on a U-2 Dragon Lady, marking another milestone moment ...
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Study shows how AI exacerbates recruitment bias against women
An experimental hiring algorithm developed at Melbourne University reflected the gender biases of human recruiters.
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Facebook said It would ban holocaust deniers. Instead, its algorithm provided a network for them
Last month, Facebook announced a crackdown: The platform would no longer permit content that “denies or distorts the ...
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AI reveals vast racial inequities in NYC homeownership
SAS and the Center for NYC Neighborhoods analyzed housing data to uncover insights that could help design programs that ...
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MIT study: The US increasingly has immigrants to thank for its algorithmic dominance
MIT CSAIL researchers analyzed the institutions and birth countries of the developers of the world's most fundamental algorithms. ...
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IBM AI model predicts onset of Alzheimer's disease by analyzing descriptions of a cookie theft
The model predicted the onset of Alzheimer's more accurately than standard clinical methods by searching for symptoms in ...
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What exactly is an algorithm and how does it work?
The world of computing is full of buzzwords: AI, supercomputers, machine learning, the cloud, quantum computing and more. ...
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UK's COVID-19 risk prediction algorithm had a great start, but experts fear it won't last
The British government-backed algorithm accurately predicted the risk of someone with COVID-19 becoming seriously ill during ...
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Learn Python machine learning with these essential books and online courses
Teaching yourself Python machine learning can be a daunting task if you don’t know where to start. Fortunately, there ...