Get even smarter with the “Make Me Smart” newsletter ... You can check out an excerpt from “The Loop” here, with more on how algorithms are influencing parenting. We also chatted about ...

This creates a feedback loop, where the output of the algorithm ... The only way to know actual effects is to make the algorithms open to expert scrutiny. Additionally, as users, we need to ...

O'NEIL: There's the feedback loop that happens in data ... there's so many actual human things that could make that abnormality in the pattern; the algorithm isn't going to know.

If the user were to be asked to enter five values one after the other and without need to store the values in an array, the algorithm is ... the condition on the loop is met and no more values ...

Nathan Matias and Lucas Wright provide useful tools to understand how adaptive algorithms can make an impact on individuals and society. "This field review provides an introduction to the challenges ...

If more are sent to one location, they tend to make more arrests ... a way to stop the feedback loop. The authors also modelled a different system, in which the algorithm only sent more officers ...