Algorithms and flowcharts are two tools a software developer uses when creating new programs. An algorithm is a step-by-step recipe for processing data; it could be a process an online store uses ...

When it comes to big data and complex algorithms, state and local governments have barely touched the tip of the iceberg. Algorithms, which are complex mathematical equations designed to solve ...

OPINION Who am I to decide when algorithms should make important decisions? The people who bear the risks of algorithmic systems should get to determine whether — and how — they’re used.

To clear things up, I drew you this flowchart on the back of an envelope so you can work out whether something is using AI or not. This originally appeared in our AI newsletter The Algorithm.

Data-driven algorithms drive decision-making in ways that touch our economic, social and civic lives. But they contain inherent biases and assumptions that are too often invisible to the public.