So, an algorithm is the process a computer uses to transform input data into output data. A simple concept, and yet every piece of technology that you touch involves many algorithms.

Quantum computer succeeds where a classical algorithm fails Quantum computers coupled with traditional machine learning show clear benefits.

For example, the computer may learn over time, the viewers who like the film "Terminator" also enjoy "Ex machina." But in another context, user feedback can harden societal biases.

Algorithmic trading (also called automated trading, black-box trading, or algo-trading) uses a computer program that follows a defined set of instructions (an algorithm) to place a trade.

The use of algorithms to filter and present information online is increasingly shaping our everyday experience of the real world, a study argues.

For example, algorithms used in facial recognition technology have in the past shown higher identification rates for men than for women, and for individuals of non-white origin than for whites.

What’s the Deal With Algorithms? Your 101 guide to the computer codes that are shaping the ways we live.