AI is built on prediction, but what happens when those predictions start shaping the world they're foretelling? Philosopher ...

We’re not writing for people anymore. We’re performing for algorithms. Take a stroll through LinkedIn, and you’ll see it: smart professionals jumping through awkward hoops just to be seen. Liking ...

Three books unpack our infatuation with prediction, and what we lose when we outsource this task to machines. To be human is, fundamentally, to be a forecaster. Occasionally a pretty good one. Trying ...

Guest column: For centuries, humans looked to seers and astrologers to determine fate. Today, we look to algorithms, and the loss of agency is the same. Carissa Véliz is an associate professor at the ...

Overview: An algorithm is a step-by-step set of instructions that takes an input and produces a clear output, just like a ...