Traditional computer algorithms tend to show bias in favor of men when they use entrance exam scores to predict a student’s college grades. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) By Amina Khan Staff ...

An algorithm used to inform healthcare decisions for millions of people shows significant racial bias ... The results also point to the root of the problem — and it isn’t the computer program.

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As anyone who has ever taken an introductory programming class knows, algorithms are at the heart of computer programming and computer science. (No, those two are not the same, but I won't go into ...

Programming and prejudice: Computer scientists discover how to find bias in algorithms. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 08 / 150814193120.htm ...

HCA began development of the Sepsis Prediction and Optimization of Therapy algorithm, or SPOT, in 2016 and spread the program into nearly all of its hospitals last year.

A 20-year-old algorithm that demonstrated the benefit of using quantum mechanics to solve certain problems has finally been run on a quantum computer. Simon’s algorithm, proposed by computer ...