The feature, called "Dear Algo," lets Threads users personalize what content they see by publicly posting an AI prompt.

How the Cyberspace Administration of China inadvertently made a guide to the country’s homegrown AI revolution.

Abstract: Notwithstanding the tremendous success of deep neural networks in a range of realms, previous studies have shown that these learning models are exposed to an inherent hazard called ...

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Do you remember the early days of social media? The promise of connection, of democratic empowerment, of barriers crumbling and gates opening? In those heady days, the co-founder of Twitter said that ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

Remote sensing is a key tool to derive glacier surface velocities but existing mapping methods, such as cross-correlation techniques, can fail where surface properties change temporally or where large ...

It’s hard to ignore the seismic shifts brought about by algorithm-driven content. Every time you scroll through your social media feed or check your favorite news app, algorithms are diligently at ...

The increasing energy demands of AI pose a significant challenge to sustainability and decarbonization goals. Researchers have discovered a new integer-addition algorithm that could reduce AI's energy ...