Online algorithms are designed to make decisions sequentially, without complete knowledge of future inputs. In many real-world applications—from scheduling and resource allocation to network ...

Overview Machine learning offers efficiency at scale, but trust depends on understanding how decisions are madeAs machine ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...

Can we ever really trust algorithms to make decisions for us? Previous research has proved these programs can reinforce society’s harmful biases, but the problems go beyond that. A new study shows how ...

ZDNET's key takeaways In the age of AI, business leaders must be fluent in technology and human values. Distinguish between decisions augmented by algorithms and those requiring human judgment.

During my time working with tech companies navigating the early boom of AI adoption, I noticed a strange duality. Developers proudly open-sourced breakthrough models one week—and raced to patent their ...

The algorithm has won. The most powerful social, video, and shopping platforms have all converged on a philosophy of coddling users in automated recommendations. Whether through Spotify’s personalized ...

Sorting algorithms are a common exercise for new programmers, and for good reason: they introduce many programming ...