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Algorithms

  • What life as a gig worker for a food delivery app is actually like, plus four other Sunday reads

    What life as a gig worker for a food delivery app is actually like, plus four other Sunday reads

    Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
    · Aug 22, 2021 · 09:30 am
  • Can an algorithm determine just how rich an Indian is merely from their name?

    Can an algorithm determine just how rich an Indian is merely from their name?

    Rishabh Srivastava
    · Jul 31, 2019 · 01:30 pm
  • Google search results reflect its algorithms’ bias against women and people of colour

    Google search results reflect its algorithms’ bias against women and people of colour

    Jonathan Cohn, The Conversation
    · Apr 30, 2019 · 08:30 pm
  • Why the artificial intelligence revolution will be led by toasters, not talking droids

    Why the artificial intelligence revolution will be led by toasters, not talking droids

    Janelle Shane, Aeon
    · Jul 23, 2018 · 09:30 pm
  • As algorithms become more and more like human brains, they are at risk of mental health problems

    As algorithms become more and more like human brains, they are at risk of mental health problems

    Thomas T Hills
    · Apr 01, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • How algorithms are radically changing public discourse, shaping public opinion

    How algorithms are radically changing public discourse, shaping public opinion

    Konrad Lischka, The Conversation Christian Stöcker, The Conversation
    · Feb 12, 2018 · 07:30 pm
  • The rise and fall of Amit Singhal, the former Google star who has been fired by Uber

    The rise and fall of Amit Singhal, the former Google star who has been fired by Uber

    Devjyot Ghoshal, qz.com
    · Mar 01, 2017 · 07:30 pm
  • Podcast: Why does Artificial Intelligence often turn out racist?

    Podcast: Why does Artificial Intelligence often turn out racist?

    Padmaparna Ghosh and Samanth Subramanian
    · Nov 04, 2016 · 03:30 pm
  • Algorithms might be everywhere, but like us, they’re flawed and biased

    Algorithms might be everywhere, but like us, they’re flawed and biased

    Jonathan Albright, The Conversation
    · Oct 22, 2016 · 05:30 am