Software
NASA installs a new and improved algorithm to better track near-Earth asteroids
Nearly 20 year-old software used to protect humanity gets an upgrade
08 Dec 2021 01:04 | 15
Algorithm
Articles tagged with Algorithm
AI + ML
Turns out there is something everyone may agree on in Congress: Let netizens use mostly algorithm-lite apps
Dems, Repubs in House, Senate unite for Filter Bubble Transparency Act
10 Nov 2021 02:51 | 13
AI + ML
Twitter's machine learning algorithms amplify tweets from right-wing politicians over those on the left
Engineers and researchers don't know why
25 Oct 2021 11:02 | 65
Software
China demands internet companies create governance system for algorithms
Beijing will oversee their efforts and how their algos work, to stop code messing up society
30 Sep 2021 06:00 | 12
Updated
Twitter's AI image-crop algo is biased towards people who look younger, skinnier, and whiter, bounty challenge at DEF CON reveals
Oh, it's also more likely to leave people in wheelchairs out of the picture
11 Aug 2021 00:51 | 17
Bootnotes
Facebook gardening group triumphs over slapdash Zuck censorbots
Giant news org megaphone persuades dim algos they're talking about the other sort of hoes
22 Jul 2021 21:04 | 38
AI + ML
YouTube's recommendation engine is pretty naff, Mozilla study finds
It even pushes videos that break the site's own content policies
08 Jul 2021 11:32 | 52
Servers
Boffins say they've improved on algorithm for dynamic load balancing of server workloads
Not too soon, either. Levels of internet traffic seen in 2017 will have tripled by 2022
07 Jul 2021 14:15 | 8
AI + ML
Algorithm used to predict sepsis in hundreds of US hospitals isn’t as good as maker claims — study
Developer hits back at researchers’ ‘hypothetical approach’
23 Jun 2021 01:56 | 18
Personal Tech
DoorDash delivery drivers try to manipulate the food biz's payment algorithm to earn a living wage in gig economy
The trick is to get buddies to decline low-paying jobs and check old code
07 Apr 2021 23:44 | 32
AI + ML
AI recommendations fail fans who like hard rock and hip hop – official science
Welcome to the new bland
31 Mar 2021 11:04 | 42
AI + ML
Study: AI designed to detect diabetic eye disease blinks in the real world, makes more work for doctors
Some software errs on the side of caution too often, it is claimed
12 Jan 2021 08:33 | 24
AI + ML
Uni revealed it killed off its PhD-applicant screening AI – just as its inventors gave a lecture about the tech
Fears of bias put compsci dept into damage-limitation mode after years of using it to analyze applications
08 Dec 2020 12:04 | 21
AI + ML
Bio-boffins devise potentially fast COVID-19 virus test kit out of a silicon wafer and machine-learning code
These algorithms identify different types of viruses, we're told
13 Nov 2020 08:58 | 9
Video
You've think you've heard it all about automation in technology? Get a load of this robot that plugs in cables
You wanted an android butler? Well, first it's gotta learn to hold a wire, then we can talk about folding sheets
14 Jul 2020 07:28 | 19
AI + ML
When the chips are down, thank goodness for software engineers: AI algorithms 'outpace Moore's law'
ML eggheads, devs get more bang for their buck, say OpenAI duo
06 May 2020 23:48 | 5
AI + ML
Time to brush up on current affairs. Because we're predicting Li-ion batt lifetimes using impedance and AI
Well, when we say we, we mean... we read a paper some others wrote
07 Apr 2020 06:40 | 20
Science
Talk about high tech: Tens of thousands of Cali marijuana convictions to go up in smoke, thanks to algorithms
Now that's toke'n ring networking: Code of America happy to pass around its tools to scrub cases under US state law
14 Feb 2020 04:07 | 17
AI + ML
Is your computer doctor secretly a racist? Two US senators want to find out the truth
Garbage in, garbage out
04 Dec 2019 02:45 | 46
Personal Tech
Apple's credit card caper probed over sexism claims – after women screwed over on limits
Blame the algorithms: It's the new 'dog ate my homework'
11 Nov 2019 22:27 | 75
AI + ML
Ahem, ahem... AI engine said to be good as human docs at spotting lung cancer developing
New convolutional neural network did just as well as radiologists in clinical settings
21 May 2019 07:03 | 23
Software
Have you always wanted an algorithm that can search like Bing? Well, if you change your mind, one's on GitHub now
Make your app answer all the easy questions, like, 'Where can I download Chrome?'
15 May 2019 21:01 | 15
AI + ML
Take my bits awaaaay: DARPA wants to develop AI fighter program to augment human pilots
I feel the need, the need for a general adversarial network
09 May 2019 22:59 | 61
AI + ML
Uncle Sam wants to tackle bias in algorithms by ordering tech corps to explain how their machines really work
New bill grants the FTC powers to investigate companies
10 Apr 2019 23:38 | 36
Legal
The algorithms! They're manipulating all of us! reckon human rights bods Council of Europe
Countries urged to consider regulating subliminal tech evil
15 Feb 2019 13:04 | 31
Legal
Er, good luck: UK.gov's data ethics centre has £2.5m to review biased algos, microtargeting
Chairman tells MPs its budget may need revising upwards in future
05 Feb 2019 15:21 | 1
Legal
UK.gov asks: Are sadistic AI price-bots ganging up on you?
Come with me if you want to be ripped off
12 Oct 2018 14:36 | 18
AI + ML
Fuzzy logic makes a comeback – in picking where Earth sticks its probes into alien worlds
NASA mapping data educates computers for safe landings
27 Sep 2018 22:48 | 9
Science
UK cops run machine learning trials on live police operations. Unregulated. What could go wrong? – report
RUSI: How about some codes of practice, transparency, for starters?
21 Sep 2018 11:18 | 34
Legal
MPs' proposal to cash in on public-private algos given a solid 'maybe'
UK.gov pats self on back in response to MPs' report on data-driven decision-making
11 Sep 2018 09:14 | 21
Legal
UK.gov's use of black box algorithms to decide stuff needs watching
PS: Don't forget to try to cash in on public data – MPs
23 May 2018 12:40 | 25
Legal
Govts should police... Google's algorithms, says News Corp chief
Is this how you tame the beast, though?
14 May 2018 09:48 | 20
Roundup
Uber's disturbing fatal self-driving car crash, a new common sense challenge for AI, and Facebook's evil algorithms
Are we doomed?
24 Mar 2018 08:33 | 136
Analysis
Despite the headlines, Rudd's online terror takedown tool is only part of the solution
UK.gov schtum on false positives, appeals process and long-term impact
14 Feb 2018 10:32 | 41
AI + ML
Info Commish tells UK.gov we shouldn't let artificial ignorance make all our decisions
Reckons GDPR will help us challenge algo-driven outcomes
23 Jan 2018 14:58 | 16
Devops
US politicos wake up to danger of black-box algorithms shaping all corners of American life
Transparency needed, from privacy to net neutrality
02 Dec 2017 01:19 | 35
Legal
Transparent algorithms? Here's why that's a bad idea, Google tells MPs
Look, people use microwaves and cars, and they effectively operate as black boxes
07 Nov 2017 10:03 | 54
RoTM
New work: Algorithms to give self-driving cars 'impulsive' human 'ethics'
It's just preliminary research, don't freak out
05 Jul 2017 10:55 | 91
Legal
Europe seeks company to monitor Google's algorithm in €10m deal
Follows €2.4bn mega fine
30 Jun 2017 09:21 | 13
Legal
Oxford profs tell Twitter, Facebook to take action against political bots
It's just the future of democracy at stake, no biggie
20 Jun 2017 12:55 | 43
Security
Google's news algorithm serves up penis pills
This story has: Maths, Google, 'fake' pharma, explicit screenshots...
12 Jun 2017 16:02 | 26
Science
NASA brainboxes work on algorithms for 'safe' self-flying aircraft
Where's my self-driving plane? Nowhere, it's a feasibility study*
05 Jun 2017 15:08 | 30
AI + ML
Sorry, Dave, I can't code that: AI's prejudice problem
The life-changing effects of algorithmic bias
08 May 2017 09:01 | 47
Opinion
Regulate This! Time to subject algorithms to our laws
A Minority Report future awaits
17 Apr 2017 08:00 | 110
Interview
Dr Hannah Fry: We need to be wary of algorithms behind closed doors
UCL researcher on the tragedy of the age of data
20 Mar 2017 15:08 | 31
Edge + IoT
That's cute. AI and IoT need 'ethics regulation', mumbles Lib Dem baron
Government kindly but firmly puts him back in his box
09 Feb 2017 12:27 | 18
AI + ML
AI eggheads: Our cancer-spotting code rivals dermatologists
Next step: Get it working on mobile phones
25 Jan 2017 18:01 | 24
AI + ML
Nadella calls for AI sector to move beyond 'worshipping' a handful of companies
Wants every human computer interaction to be AI-powered
16 Jan 2017 17:02 | 24
Analysis
Mysterious algorithms, black-box AI recruiters are binning our résumés
The software separating jobseekers and jobs remains a secret
17 Oct 2016 21:45 | 55
Legal
Twitter CEO Jack's off to the settings page, adds robot-sorted tweets
Meanwhile, biz slams $521m into the red. Yeouch!
10 Feb 2016 21:05 | 11
SaaS
You! GOOGLE! HAND OVER the special SAUCE, says Senate (of France)
AND put links to 3 competitors on homepage – or we'll pout
17 Apr 2015 07:56 | 32
Software
When algorithms ATTACK: Facebook sez soz for tacky 'Year in Review' FAIL
It's been really sh*tty, thanks for being a part of it!
28 Dec 2014 11:16 | 53
Software
NASA to programmers: Save the Earth and fatten your wallet
Experts team up with space miners to sponsor asteroid finding algorithm contest
11 Mar 2014 06:59 | 15
Science
Network sniffing algorithm could have fingered 9/11 suspects
Can spot who's talking about you on Facebook, too
13 Aug 2012 23:06 | 25
Software
How one bad algorithm cost traders $440m
A look at the worst software testing day ever
03 Aug 2012 09:32 | 118
Legal
Amazon algorithms price bio book at over $23m
Drosophila melanogastic cockup
26 Apr 2011 17:20 | 12
Security
Data-mining technique outs authors of anonymous email
Unmasking trolls, one 'write-print' at a time
15 Mar 2011 04:00 | 69
Software
Google adds tool to block shabby, dirty, vulgar sites from search results
It's not you, it's me: Self-censorship in action
11 Mar 2011 12:16 | 16
Legal
Google gins search formula to favor its own services
Gmail, Maps get free ride
19 Jan 2011 20:25 | 63
Security
Feds arrest man who juiced Google's 'just be evil' search
Comeuppance for foul-mouthed bully
06 Dec 2010 22:20 | 26
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