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Algorithms can drive inequality. Just look at Britain’s school exam chaos

Philip blames an algorithm for potentially losing his place to study law at university. The 18-year-old, whose full name CNN is not disclosing because he feared repercussions from universities, was ...
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Elon Musk thinks Twitter’s algorithm should be public. Here’s what that could mean

On March 24, weeks before he offered to buy Twitter, Elon Musk posted a poll on the social media platform: “Twitter algorithm should be open source,” he wrote, with options for users to vote “yes” or ...
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Instagram’s algorithm blocked negative hashtags of Trump, but not Biden

A bug in Instagram’s algorithm systemically shielded Donald Trump from negative hashtags without doing the same for rival Joe Biden, the company confirmed. According to an investigation from the Tech ...
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How Twitter's algorithm is amplifying extreme political rhetoric

Through a new feature, Twitter may at times end up amplifying inflammatory political rhetoric, misinformation, conspiracy theories, and flat out lies to its users.
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Would you trust an algorithm to diagnose an illness?

We put a lot of trust in our doctors — we listen to their diagnoses, take out their prescriptions, follow their dietary suggestions. Would we do the same for a computer? As the global market for ...
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Meta, Twitter, Microsoft and others urge Supreme Court not to allow lawsuits against tech algorithms

A wide range of businesses, internet users, academics and even human rights experts defended Big Tech’s liability shield Thursday in a pivotal Supreme Court case about YouTube algorithms, with some ...
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In California, voters must choose between cash bail and algorithms

Cash bail keeps many people behind bars before trial simply because they can’t afford to pay to get out. Can algorithms help do a better job? That’s the question California voters are being asked ...
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New York’s creative solution to targeting children online: Block the algorithms

New York could soon become the first state to pass a law restricting social media platforms from using algorithms to promote content to minors. New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and state ...
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It’s time Congress pulled back the curtain on social media algorithms

We’ve all heard testimony about social media’s damaging effects on consumers. We’ve seen Facebook’s internal documents, which reveal the company knew Instagram, which it acquired in 2012, was ...
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With ‘Atlas,’ Jennifer Lopez plus AI robots equals fuel for Netflix’s algorithm

Say what you want about Jennifer Lopez, but streaming algorithms surely love her, which accounts for her parade of recent movies – “The Mother” (Netflix), “Shotgun Wedding” (Amazon) and “Marry Me” ...
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Over 8,000 marijuana convictions in San Francisco dismissed with help from a computer algorithm

Technology meets law and order to help dismiss thousands of marijuana-related convictions dating back to 1975 in San Francisco. The San Francisco District Attorney’s office announced on Monday that ...