Scientists say they’ve developed a framework to make computer algorithms “safer” to use without creating bias based on race, gender or other factors. The trick, they say, is to make it possible for ...

Algorithms are sets of step-by-step instructions that tell a computer what to do. Algorithms can also be designed to learn by themselves instead of only following instructions. For example, pretend ...

Data, numbers, algorithms are supposed to be neutral... right? Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini discusses the way biased algorithms can lead to real-world inequality. A version of this segment was ...

In rock-paper-scissors, the ideal strategy is simple: You should play a random move each round, choosing all three ...

Regarding the Jan. 22 article, “Fiasco revealed flaws in the system. Do other states do it better?”, the solution to the redistricting problem should be obvious by now. What we need is a computer ...

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