So, an algorithm is the process a computer uses to transform input data into output data. A simple concept, and yet every piece of technology that you touch involves many algorithms.

Today, an algorithm usually refers to “a sequence of instructions that tells a computer what to do.” A computer program is an algorithm, written in a computer programming language, that a ...

A new computer algorithm developed by the University of Toronto’s Parham Aarabi can store and recall information strategically – just like our brains. The associate professor in the Edward S. Rogers ...

Earlier this year, Andrew Smith wrote about "Franken-algorithms" for The Guardian, suggesting that software in our lives had become complex and unpredictable and the consequences could be deadly.

Pedro Domingos, computer science professor at the University of Washington, offers an overview of the current state of machine learning in his just-published book, “The Master Algorithm: How the ...

Computer algorithm picks the world's most creative art. jon fingas. Reporter. Updated Thu, Jun 11, 2015, 2:31 PM ...

We decided to put this algorithm to the test, pitting it against TIME’s photo editors. To do that, we took the 20 most liked images on TIME’s Instagram feed and had our photo editors rate each ...

Janelle Shane, a computer engineer from Lafayette, Colo., has designed an artificial intelligence that generates Halloween costume ideas — and so far, it has come up with some real doozies.

The algorithm, developed by computer scientist Michael Bowling and his team at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, is the first to tackle a commonly played imperfect-information game, ...

But now a computer vision algorithm has been developed that ranks history's art works according to their creativity, a study published in arxiv reveals. Skip to main content.