Israel’s recent campaign in Gaza marks a turning point in modern warfare: the fusion of counter-insurgency and artificial intelligence. Will Western states, with different traditions of ...

A new algorithm aims to assess the likelihood of defendants being treated unfairly in court. The tool considers details that ought to be immaterial to the ruling — such as the judge’s and defendant’s ...

In times of crisis—ahead of a big storm, in the wake of a natural disaster, during a pandemic—consumers often resort to panic buying. When the rise in COVID-19 cases led to lockdowns in early 2020, ...

This post aims to provide readers with some ways of evaluating unwarranted claims about machine learning (ML). A friend of mine recently sent me an article that described yet another ML triumph. In ...

A new type of digital asset called an algorithmic stablecoin is gaining steam among crypto-enthusiasts — and drawing steam among critics, who warn its risks are in plain sight. Algorithmic stablecoins ...

The disproportionate burden of COVID-19 among communities of color and a necessary renewed attention to racial inequalities have lent new urgency to concerns that algorithmic decision-making can lead ...

What is an algorithmic stablecoin? Stablecoins are digital currencies that are tied to the U.S. dollar and function on the blockchain. Because of the lower intermediation costs associated with ...