An algorithm used to inform healthcare decisions for millions of people shows significant racial bias in its predictions of the health risks of black patients.

Computer science is an ever-evolving field that impacts almost every aspect of our daily lives, yet understanding how its ...

Same with machine learning. For the non-computer-scientists among us, what is the Master Algorithm? The Master Algorithm is an algorithm that is capable of learning anything from data.

Computer algorithms and artificial intelligence increasingly affect more and more of our lives, from the content we’re shown online, to the music we enjoy, to how our household appliances work ...

How algorithms reproduce social and racial inequality Dr. Safiya Noble explains how human bias creeps into the computer programs that govern and manage our lives ...

Child welfare decisions should not be made by computer algorithms Illinois wisely stopped using algorithms in child welfare cases, but at least 26 states and Washington, D.C., have considered ...

Federal attorneys did not estimate the impact on renters, but noted one apartment complex boasted of raising rents 25% in a ...

So, an algorithm is the process a computer uses to transform input data into output data. A simple concept, and yet every piece of technology that you touch involves many algorithms.

Risk assessment algorithms are just as flawed as humans when it comes to deciding who walks free—and it's a growing problem.