Pedro Domingos, computer science professor at the University of Washington, offers an overview of the current state of machine learning in his just-published book, “The Master Algorithm ...

that a computer can understand and execute. Algorithms written for computers also have to be extremely precise, often using the instructions “if,” “then,” and “else.” For example ...

Using this method, the bus fare algorithm could be improved like this: ask how old you are IF you are under 5, THEN pay no fare ELSE IF you are under 16, THEN pay half fare ELSE IF you are an OAP ...

If you can tie shoelaces, make a cup of tea, get dressed or prepare a meal then you already know how to follow an algorithm. If we want to tell a computer to do something, we have to write a ...

“We want to give them a simple interface to define undesirable behavior for their application and then ensure that the algorithm will avoid that behavior with high probability.” So the ...

There was the athletic-looking youth whose slow amble blocked the walking path so no one else ... learning algorithm helps score how preferable a given option is based on the computer agent ...

About a year ago, New York University computer scientist Oded Regev proposed a major theoretical improvement. His algorithm ... then factoring is toast and we have to find something else to ...

The nation’s largest health insurance company pressured its medical staff to cut off payments for seriously ill patients in lockstep with a computer algorithm’s calculations, denying ...

The FIU researchers’ algorithm represents a significant advancement in quantum-safe cybersecurity. It is designed to run on today's conventional computers while providing security against both ...