A new study published today in Nature has found that X’s algorithm – the hidden system or “recipe” that governs which posts ...
Algorithms aren’t acting maliciously. They’re doing what they were built to do. That’s why algorithmic bias in marketing is ...
Algorithms are a staple of modern life. People rely on algorithmic recommendations to wade through deep catalogs and find the best movies, routes, information, products, people and investments.
Irina Raicu is the director of the Internet Ethics program (@IEthics) at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. The following is a lightly edited version of comments made as part ...
Humans are naturally full of biases, both conscious and unconscious. One of our very first lessons for startup founders in the RIoT Accelerator Program is centered on understanding our biases and ...
According to data from Duke University Reporters' Lab, there are 443 platforms actively engaged in fact-checking worldwide (Duke Reporters' Lab, 2025). These organizations play an important role in ...
In August 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking prohibiting covered entities, which include health care providers and health plans, from ...
True or false? Humans are fallible and biased while computers are logical and impartial. For years, data scientists held a belief in that statement, and algorithms were written with confidence that ...