Tag: Algorithms

French President takes aim at ‘American platforms’ and ‘Chinese algorithms’ as France moves to ban social media for under-15s

French MPs voted to pass a social media ban for minors into lawIt isn't law yet; it...

5 Ways AI is Transforming Financial Processes with Smart Algorithms

The financial services industry is undergoing a change. Artificial intelligence is at the center of this change....

How to tweak your online platform algorithms

Here’s how you can see more or less of certain content being pushed to you on Facebook,...

Lawmakers want to let users sue over harmful social media algorithms

Tech critics' least favorite law is under siege again, this time with a focus on its recommendation...

YouTube’s dislike button is barely functional, says Mozilla

YouTube's dislike button does nothing for the algorithm, a new Mozilla study has found. We continue to see content we don't want no matter how much we mash that thumbs down.

A literal minority report: Examining the algorithmic bias of predictive policing

Crime-fighting A.I. is often built on decades of discriminatory policing data

Meet the 9 Wikipedia bots that make the world’s largest encyclopedia possible

If it wasn't for them, Wikipedia as we know it would devolve into chaos and grind to a halt

Artificial leg with realistic sensory feedback helps wearers walk confidently

Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have developed a prosthetic leg that uses sensors and electrodes to provide wearers with neurofeedback when they're walking.

Netflix starts testing Collections section: Curation by humans, not algorithms

Netflix has started testing Collections, a feature that will recommend lists of TV shows and movies curated by humans, not algorithms. The section will appear on the iOS app for selected participants.