The Pied Piper An algorithm, simply put, is a formula for processing information or performing a task. It’s not just Google that’s built their operation around algorithms.

Is the algorithm sexist — or is it us? Researchers found that Google showed ads for high-paying executive jobs 1,852 times to a group of male job seekers — but just 318 times to the female group ...

Google algorithms place innocuous job titles on prominent conspiracy theorists and terrorists, which mislead the public, according to Simon Fraser University researchers. In a study published in M ...

Reddit cited changes in Google's algorithm for the disappointing results in US users. Global daily active users still increasing 39% from a year ago. For more on this, I want to bring in Josh Beck.