One computer scientist’s “stunning” proof is the first progress in 50 years on one of the most famous questions in computer ...

Simple algorithms have been used for computer-based decision making for decades. Today, algorithms help ease otherwise-complicated processes all the time, whether we know it or not.

Despite the growing presence of algorithms in daily life, the U.S. public expresses broad concerns over the fairness and effectiveness of computer programs making important decisions.

Quantum algorithms may be on the horizon Machine learning is growing ever more sophisticated, thanks to algorithms which pit two artificial intelligences against each other. These algorithms ...

An algorithm used to inform healthcare decisions for millions of people shows significant racial bias in its predictions of the health risks of black patients.

Computer security experts say that one-time programs are a hugely important tool in cybersecurity. Or they would be, if anybody could build them. It turns out that it is impossible to build an ...