Each function of a program can be called an algorithm, which represents a set of rules or steps that is followed to complete a calculation or other function, according to the team at GeeksForGeeks.

Even those who can understand the code that goes into an algorithm don’t necessarily understand how it works. Consider, for example, how there’s often little more than a basic explanation from ...

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 ...

Racial discrimination by algorithms or by people is harmful ... In the second, the culprit was a computer program. As a co-author of both studies, I see them as a lesson in contrasts.

This article is adapted from Voices in the Code: A Story About People, Their Values, and the Algorithm They Made, out Sept. 8 from Russell Sage Foundation Press. In May 2021, I got a call I never ...