A good algorithm will produce a different map every time, even when its settings are unchanged. So when, perhaps, 100 maps are generated by computer, humans decide which one, if any, to use.

Illinois wisely stopped using algorithms in child welfare cases, but at least 26 states and Washington, D.C., have considered using them, and at least 11 have deployed them.

Computer algorithms and artificial intelligence increasingly affect more and more of our lives, from the content we’re shown online, to the music we enjoy, to how our household appliances work.

"It's a computer algorithm that we just assume does the right computing." Washut said the new win-margin might cause coaches to believe they have to win games by 20 points, no matter what.

The new computer tool, which was formulated by University of Chicago social scientists, touts a 90% accuracy rate, detecting crime patterns over time in 1,000-square-foot-tiled sections of cities.

The trained algorithm could distinguish cases where transformations were time-reversal symmetric, something that appears to be very difficult or impossible with the classical system.

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A novel computer-based algorithm can track the progress of hair loss in patients with various types of alopecia, according to a study.“Hair loss impacts so many people,” Elena Bernardis, PhD ...