Scientists say they’ve developed a framework to make computer algorithms “safer” to use without creating bias based on race, gender or other factors. The trick, they say, is to make it possible for ...

People may be biased, even without realizing it, but computer programs shouldn’t have any reason to discriminate against black patients when predicting their healthcare needs. Right? Wrong, new ...

The Pew Research Center outlined seven things to know about computer algorithms as part of a recent analysis. “Algorithms are all around us, using massive stores of data and complex analytics to make ...

Algorithms are all around us, using massive stores of data and complex analytics to make decisions with often significant impacts on humans – from choosing the content people see on social media to ...

In rock-paper-scissors, the ideal strategy is simple: You should play a random move each round, choosing all three ...