In the past several months, I have become somewhat addicted to scrolling through TikTok. This is no accident; the algorithm seems to have grasped immediately…
Category: Algorithms
OPLIN 4Cast #584: No psychics, but we’ll get to ‘Minority Report’ with computers
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When I hear “machine learning,” my brain immediately goes to “artificial intelligence,” which movies like 2001 and The Terminator have led me to believe will…
OPLIN 4Cast #574: Algorithms on trial
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All at once, it seems that algorithms, the means by which computers solve their problems, are themselves becoming problematic. “Algorithm” used to imply objectivity, an…