Axios also suggests “pruning” the algorithm and training it to know what you want. By holding down on a video, an option to tap “Not Interested” will pop up. Using that will help the algorithm know to ...

Your social media feed is designed to keep you scrolling. Most platforms rely on black-box algorithms to study what captures ...

Every time you scroll, like, or share on a social media platform, an algorithm is watching, learning, and deciding what you ...

YouTube has quietly shared new details explaining how viewers can directly influence what appears in their recommendations.

Quantum computers—devices that process information using quantum mechanical effects—have long been expected to outperform classical systems on certain tasks. Over the past few decades, researchers ...

Feed algorithms are not politically neutral. According to a recent study published in the journal Nature, using the ...

When Elon Musk first proposed taking over Twitter, one the first changes he claimed he'd make would be “open-sourcing” Twitter’s algorithm. Last week, Twitter finally followed through on that promise, ...

For better accountability, we should shift the focus from the design of these systems to their impact. Describing a decision-making system as an “algorithm” is often a way to deflect accountability ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you’ve been making the same commute for a long time, you’ve probably settled on what seems like the best route. But “best” is a ...