Finally, I decided: I would try to formally optimize my daily life. On one Saturday, I would make decisions using an algorithm I had sketched out for choosing optimal actions.

First of two parts. To Shakespeare, all the world was a stage. To natural philosophers of Newton’s era, it was a mechanical clock. Physicists of the 19th century viewed reality more like a steam ...

Humans hallucinate. Algorithms lie. At least, that's one difference that Joy Buolamwini and Kyle Chayka want to make clear. When ChatGPT tells you that a book exists when it doesn't – or ...

Book review: Kyle Chayka's 'Filterworld' Kyle Chayka's newest book explores how online algorithms have shaped modern culture, and what we can do about it. Review Book Reviews ...

This legislation treats the process of algorithmic decision-making like a recipe book. The thinking goes that if you understand the recipe, you can understand how the algorithm affects your life.

It’s the most successful video app in the world. Our columnist has obtained an internal company document that offers a new level of detail about how the algorithm works. By Ben Smith There are ...

BU researchers develop a brain-inspired algorithm that can help people with hearing loss pick out conversations in noisy, crowded spaces. When a group of friends gets together at a bar or gathers ...