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 ...
Algorithms now make lots of decisions, but they have their own biases, writes Wharton’s Kartik Hosanagar in his new book. When we buy something on Amazon or watch something on Netflix, we think it’s ...
People’s daily interactions with online algorithms affect how they learn from others, with negative consequences including social misperceptions, conflict and the spread of misinformation, my ...