Algorithms now are involved in all kinds of decisions, such as hiring, lending, university admissions, and criminal justice. But how concerned should we be with the possibility that algorithms may ...

Based on the comprehensive findings of a review, investigators outline several crucial policy implications, each designed to address the complex issue of bias mitigation in clinical algorithms ...

Algorithms are increasingly being used to make ethical decisions. Perhaps the best example of this is a high-tech take on the ethical dilemma known as the trolley problem: if a self-driving car cannot ...

As life grows increasingly digital, Americans rely on algorithms in their daily decision-making—to pick their music on Pandora, guide their program choices on Netflix, and even suggest people to date ...

Most of the known quantum algorithms can be phrased as black-box algorithms solving black-box problems. A black-box, or oracle, is subroutine or subcircuit that implements some operation or function.