Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact the ...

When Charli xcx turned a simple aesthetic experiment into a cultural “Brat Summer” takeover on Instagram, she had the algorithm to thank. With 500 million Instagram users vying for attention daily, ...

In an era dominated by social media, misinformation has become an all too familiar foe, infiltrating our feeds and sowing seeds of doubt and confusion. With more than half of social media users across ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

This post was co-authored by Vinícius Ferraz, Chief Data & AI Officer at ILI.DIGITAL AG. In today's world, algorithms are everywhere—curating our Spotify playlists, suggesting YouTube videos, and even ...

New research shows that people recognize more of their biases in algorithms' decisions than they do in their own -- even when those decisions are the same. Algorithms were supposed to make our lives ...

A new book by Kyle Chayka titled "Filterworld" examines the profound influence of algorithmic recommendations on user experiences in the constantly changing social media platform landscape. He ...