Algorithms and flowcharts are two tools a software developer uses when creating new programs. An algorithm is a step-by-step recipe for processing data; it could be a process an online store uses ...

To clear things up, I drew you this flowchart on the back of an envelope so you can work out whether something is using AI or not. This originally appeared in our AI newsletter The Algorithm.

Governments increasingly lean on algorithms and software to make decisions and set priorities. Sometimes, as in the case of setting bail, it can make government more equitable.

Programming and prejudice: Computer scientists discover how to find bias in algorithms Date: August 14, 2015 Source: University of Utah Summary: Software may appear to operate without bias because ...

So the agency’s Space/Time Analysis for Cybersecurity (STAC) program wants to identify vulnerabilities in software algorithms’ space and time resource usage, according to a presolicitation.

Artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced algorithms are at the heart of an emerging digital world. That was one of the chiefs components of Gartner’s Peter Sondergaard, senior vice ...

In practice, however, algorithms aren't always based on good data, a shortcoming that's magnified when they're making life-and-death decisions such as distribution of a vital vaccine.