algorithm
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"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
"I find it unsettling that an untransparent algorithm should decide a club's future."
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Steffi Cao argues that we should be wary of the algorithm that incentivizes mindless scrolling, but there is nonetheless something charming about the wacky human storytelling that drives these videos.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
His startup, ScamDunk, uses a proprietary algorithm to scan sites such as Reddit, StockTwits and YouTube daily for surges in mentions of stocks that could be suspicious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
He took Goldman’s algorithm, presented it to the doctors in the Cook County ED and the doctors in the Department of Medicine, and announced that he was holding a bake-off.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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The most frightening aspect of mining engagement — the part we might not always think about — is how the tools and algorithms designed for it must change as users age out of different platforms.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
And here's the key point: this shift - to discovering culture via algorithms - is one we've already largely accepted.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
And here’s where I counter that a movie about how algorithms destroy humanity has to have some credible humans in it, if only to illustrate its own point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Systematic funds follow trends in the market, picking up on signals sent by price action — either up or down — that their models and trading algorithms sniff out.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Once you pushed it, the hover ladder randomly flitted in front of the shelves, using advanced biofeedback technology, heart-rate monitors, and complex algorithms to figure out what sort of story you might be interested in.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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