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algorithm

[al-guh-rith-uhm] / ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm /


NOUN
program
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Keep in mind that there’s no hard evidence that LLMs, which are essentially souped-up versions of the predictive text algorithm on your phone, are going to assemble into something so complex and godlike.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

For instance, an AI model could “create a better training algorithm and then apply this method to create a new model that is even better at coding or reasoning.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Oura’s senior vice president of science, Shyamal Patel, said the company captured 1,200 nights of simultaneous Oura and lab data to tune its sleep-staging algorithm to be as close to clinical results as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Antonelli was in no mood to obey a computer algorithm.

From BBC Sep. 6, 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

Sumbul Desai, Apple’s vice president of health and fitness, told me that the Apple Watch algorithms for step-counting have been updated to be more accurate, even on older models.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

We can imagine algorithms with godlike intelligence but not AI diplomacy?

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

Rather than simply drawing a line inland, their algorithms identify the fastest walking routes to refuge sites beyond "waves' reach," which local authorities have validated.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

Here's what algorithms do, and the arguments around their effects.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Once you pushed it, the hover ladder randomly flitted in front of the shelves, using advanced biofeedback technology, heart-rate monitors, and complex algorithms to figure out what sort of story you might be interested in.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein




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