algorithm
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Many service sector workers find that they only get shifts when an algorithm says their labor is required – leaving their schedules and earnings unpredictable.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
But those everyday traders can’t react anywhere near as quickly as a fast-twitch algorithm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
An old-school tip for finding new music: If Spotify’s algorithm makes you feel stuck in a musical rut, there’s an easy way out.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
To build these structural models, the team used a modified version of AlphaFold, the Nobel prize-winning protein structure prediction algorithm.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Furthermore, the algorithm would seek out a classroom full of students who performed far better than their past scores would have predicted and who then went on to score significantly lower the following year.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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His firm’s algorithms still trade markets every day.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Instead, sophisticated algorithms are needed to describe the entire system.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
“There’s a number of high-level things that people are opposed to in principle that are not represented in the language,” he said, noting the bill gives state regulators access to the algorithms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
It also stressed the need for greater transparency around how social media works as "opaque algorithms and content moderation hampers the ability of young users to understand why certain content is recommended, suppressed or removed".
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Not only that, but its algorithms were built on the full sum of human knowledge.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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