Internet Culture The one thing about ‘matching’ algorithms that dating sites don’t want you to know November 11, 2015 More than 9 years ago Summary By Caitlin Dewey ...

The basic algorithm used to make a matching between applicants and programs is fairly straightforward. An applicant — Alice — starts by applying to her first-choice program.

Because algorithms take multiple factors into account, a dating app might start filtering out potential matches for troubling reasons that betray a person, or a machine's, unconscious bias.

The basic algorithm used to make a matching between applicants and programs is fairly straightforward. An applicant — Alice — starts by applying to her first-choice program.