algorithm
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And it's continuing - social media posts, actively recommended by Instagram's algorithm, are advertising another attempt at the crossing this weekend.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The algorithm didn’t exist when I was shopping for studded belts in Spring Valley — it was a baser instinct thing, something my brain had an immediate and raw reaction to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
"The first question," says Steel, "is whether or not a unique order exists for these reactions. Once we could prove that there is one, the algorithm to order them became tractable."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Then it’s up to their coach to talk them into dismissing the algorithm they’ve spent the past few months trusting.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
He only had the resources to retest 120 classrooms, however, so he asked the creators of the cheating algorithm to help choose which classrooms to test.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
She acknowledges there’s a bit of irony in her AI fears given she has been able to build a side hustle with blue-collar-themed content thanks to social-media platforms reliant on algorithms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Systematic strategies, employed by big hedge funds and some institutional managers, use sophisticated algorithms and data inputs to make investing decisions.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Machine learning algorithms were then used to interpret the complex methylation patterns found in the samples.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Hall also points to the impact of the digital environment and people becoming "addicted by design" through algorithms.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Nor can you understand the complexities of computing—the nature of algorithms, or the storage or corruption of data—without comprehending the structural anatomy of digitized information.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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