Let’s say a hockey player is rushing toward the goal. Before he actually takes the shot, a program can predict what he’s going to do with more than 80% accuracy. There’s no science fiction ...

Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact the ...

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Marc Cheong is a member of the Twitter Moderation Research Consortium, made up of a "global group of experts studying platform governance issues". He is also part of CrowdTangle’s Academics & ...