algorithm

An algorithm is a set of rules or instructions designed to solve a problem or perform a computation. It is a core component of artificial intelligence, used to process data and make automated decisions, such as setting prices or curating content.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to increasing legal scrutiny over its use in pricing and a broader debate about its regulation and societal impact.

Latest on algorithm

• McDonald’s Lawsuit Joins Widespread Legal Challenges to AI Pricing Algorithms
• Bridging Algorithmic Design and Regulatory Standards in Enterprise AI
• CNA Explains: What is the Gale-Shapley algorithm and how is it powering GovTech’s new dating platform?
• Slow is beautiful: China launches war against AI drama, goes beyond algorithms
• YouTube’s Custom Feeds Give You More Control Over the Algorithm
• YouTube will let you build your own algorithm with AI
• When the CTO signs off on a new audio feature, how many of the training data rights were actually part of the deal?
• We're automating decisions without a protocol for accountability. What happens when the policy brief is written by a machine?
• When your CISO signs off on the app security roadmap — how many of those defenses can spot a deepfake that's already talking to your employees?
• when a fintech platform uses algorithmic decision-making to route customer assets into opaque third-party arrangements, who bears the burden of understanding that chain?
• when an algorithm initiates a $50,000 transaction on behalf of a customer, and that transaction fails or causes harm
• nobody's measuring what happens when the algorithm decides who gets hired and nobody in the room understands why

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