Algorithms and flowcharts are two tools a software developer uses when creating new programs. An algorithm is a step-by-step recipe for processing data; it could be a process an online store uses ...

The recipe then tells you step by step what to do to prepare the dish correctly,” explains algorithm expert Sebastian Schelter, who researches data management and machine learning at the University of ...

Researchers have launched a new system which aims to give users recipes for a meal of a photo they upload. The researchers trained the AI and managed to achieve a 65% success rate during tests.

This enabled a form of social evolution as recipes with names like "tlaloc Contract 3.00" and "Aotearoas_Romance" got passed around the community. The recipes were a big success.

To clear things up, I drew you this flowchart on the back of an envelope so you can work out whether something is using AI or not. This originally appeared in our AI newsletter The Algorithm.