Judges are using algorithms to justify doing what they already want. Algorithmic risk scores might be obscuring a broader issue with how the judicial system works.

You might have heard that algorithms are in control of everything you hear, read, and see. They control the next song on your Spotify playlist, or what YouTube suggests you watch after you finish ...

You might be familiar with the terms "seggs" and "unalive" if you've spent time on social media platforms. They're a part of ...

However, some of the benefits of automation raise critical ethical questions for the HR world. Unlike people, algorithms are thought to be free of biases. That may not always be the case.

In the world of big tech, algorithms are behind much of what we see online. They affect what users digitally encounter on a day-to-day basis, including the ads they are targeted with, the results ...

When Serena Smith rejoined dating apps after a break-up, she got vanishingly few matches — that is, until she changed her ...

So much of our lives is lived online, and most of us are aware that what we do on social media is largely governed by unseen and unspecified rules. In recent years, particularly since 2016, when ...

Algorithms, however, are central to how social media platforms make money. “So they guard that secret very closely, which makes it very difficult for researchers in any extremism type to ...

Originally published Nov. 1, 2019. Algorithms and digital technologies try to predict, or even influence, our behaviour on scales both large and small. Amazon, Google and Facebook all have an ...

Science · Analysis When algorithms go bad: Online failures show humans are still needed Disturbing events at Facebook, Instagram and Amazon reveal the importance of context ...