algorithms
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Australia vs Technology Continues as Four Aussie Regulators Join Forces to Tackle Algorithms
The group of Aussie regulators are seeking to take on digital platforms’ algorithms and the overarching ideal of ‘transparency’.
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What is an Algorithm, and How Do Computers Know What to Do with Data?
The world of computing is full of buzzwords: AI, supercomputers, machine learning, the cloud, quantum computing and more. One word in particular is used throughout computing – algorithm. In the most general sense, an algorithm is a series of instructions telling a computer how to transform a set of facts about the world into useful…
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Do Social Media Algorithms Erode Our Ability to Make Decisions Freely?
Have you ever watched a video or movie because YouTube or Netflix recommended it to you? Or added a friend on Facebook from the list of “people you may know”? And how does Twitter decide which tweets to show you at the top of your feed? These platforms are driven by algorithms, which rank and…
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Facebook Researchers Say Higher-Ups Ignored Their Findings on Instagram’s Racist Algorithm: Report
During a study in mid-2019, a team of Facebook employees found that proposed rules for Instagram’s automated account removal system disproportionately flagged and banned Black users. When the team approached CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his upper echelon of cronies with this alarming information, they were purportedly ignored and told to halt any further research regarding…