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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Computer scientists often deal with abstract problems that are hard to comprehend, but an exciting new algorithm matters to anyone who ...

The library sorting problem is used across computer science for organizing far more than just books. A new solution is less than a page-width away from the theoretical ideal. Computer scientists often ...

The complexity of AI-powered algorithms poses new challenges to antitrust authorities in identifying potentially anticompetitive conduct in a number of scenarios. Economic analysis can help identify ...

Industry leaders claim that automated hiring tools increase equity but fail to acknowledge that technology does not exist apart from the social, cultural, and political context in which it is created ...

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