An insight into the way machines make meaning. A few years ago I used an algorithm to help me write a science fiction story. Adam Hammond, an English professor, and Julian Brooke, a computer ...

A “for you” feed might sound convenient. But making AO3 more like TikTok could have disastrous consequences for fan fiction readers and creators alike.

The AI behind things like music recommendations has us in a feedback loop that may be dulling our critical thinking, author says.

An algorithm that identifies abusive users may be useful to community moderators, but the study concluded that it could not be solely relied upon to troll-proof communities.

Almost certainly. So, what do these algorithms do? A quick tech lesson will make everything clear. Here's what algorithms do behind the scenes and why they're important. Okay, what's an algorithm?

Machines don’t necessarily fix our biases — they mirror them. If we’re not careful, they can further entrench existing disparities.

The Swedish artist Jonas Lund let an algorithm dictate what he should make in the 2013 work The Fear of Missing Out, but his algorithm analyzed successful contemporary artworks and gave him a ...

Equity is an elusive goal for algorithms for reasons that have more to do with mathematical impossibilities than backward ideologies.