algorithm
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Or because of the recommendation algorithm overseen by engineers in Northern California?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Though Varsha admits she is unlikely to make much use of an algorithm switch, she appreciates having the choice.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
"The mind must not simply compile data -- as an algorithm now does more quickly than we can," the pontiff said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Mr. Sorkin attempts to dramatize this discussion via heavy use of charts and repeated invocations of a figure: 64% of those who joined extremist groups on Facebook were directed there by the platform’s own algorithm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
He only had the resources to retest 120 classrooms, however, so he asked the creators of the cheating algorithm to help choose which classrooms to test.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
In chemistry research, for instance, the current level of fidelity will allow for algorithms that can make predictions about simple molecules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Temper those outrageous emotions, the ones the algorithms have gotten so good at teasing out of us.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
The researchers also used computer algorithms to compare its skeletal features with those of other dinosaurs.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Chayka thinks algorithms have made us lazy, and "prevent us from going deeper" in our cultural taste.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Nevertheless, I’ve been running algorithms on the possible future of the Scythedom, and found something very curious.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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