Data science and machine learning algorithms can help us form probabilistic forecasts of things like sporting events.

In a new Oxford University Press book, Virgilio Almeida delves into the increasing presence of algorithms in everyday decisions, exploring their social and political impacts. "Algorithmic ...

Algorithmic transparency requirements—which require organizations to disclose how their automated systems work—have expanded ...

Algorithmic trading provides a more systematic approach to active trading than one based on intuition or instinct. Learn how ...

The most widely used technique for finding the largest or smallest values of a math function turns out to be a fundamentally difficult computational problem. Many aspects of modern applied research ...

Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact the ...

Too often, we see the deluge of content streaming through our tech platforms as a wave washing over us. But the reality is that this is a “wave” we are choosing to ride. It’s useful to think of our ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anjana Susarla is a professor of Responsible AI at the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. This voice ...

Three new books warn against turning into the person the algorithm thinks you are. Like a lot of Netflix subscribers, I find that my personal feed tends to be hit or miss. Usually more miss. The ...