algorithm
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"He believes some things - and others, he's just experimenting what works best with the algorithm."
From BBC • May 27, 2026
“If there is extremist content, the algorithm will just feed you more and more and more,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
The scientists analysed more than 19,000 photos taken between 1984 and 2005 in eastern Australia and Latin America using an image recognition algorithm.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
But such predictions may have little bearing on who was involved in a new crime in the area, even if an algorithm generates information that sounds authoritative.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
In fact, the word algorithm was a corruption of al-Khowarizmi’s name.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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