It's a simple word that has developed a sinister connotation: algorithm. For many of us, algorithms help determine what we watch, read and listen to — in the process, confirming our tastes and biases, ...

Researchers at the University of Oregon have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can read genetic code the way large language models like ChatGPT read text. Scanning the genome for ...

Quantum technologies like quantum computers are built from quantum materials. These types of materials exhibit quantum properties when exposed to the right conditions. Curiously, engineers can also ...

Teens largely turn to TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat for fun and connection. But experiences around messaging, screen time and cyberbullying vary. And what teens say about how these sites impact their ...

Abbas, S.K. 2025. “Lending by Algorithm: Fair or Flawed? An Information-Theoretic View of Credit Decision Pipelines.” July 2024. SN Computer Science. https://link ...

Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years Small changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of ...

Computed Tomography (CT) is widely used in medical diagnosis. Filtered Back Projection (FBP), a traditional analytical method, is commonly used in clinical CT to preserve high-frequency details but ...

Engineering has remained one of the top academic aspirations for Indian students after Class 12 for decades. Among all engineering branches, Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) continues to attract ...

Just as people from different countries speak different languages, AI models also create various internal "languages"—a unique set of tokens understood only by each model. Until recently, there was no ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...