Algorithms

Leaked documents provide a glimpse into the inner workings of Google Search—and contradict the company’s public claims.

Large language models seem startlingly intelligent. But what’s really happening under the hood?

During five hours of questioning, lawmakers seemed to cast the company as a scapegoat for the sins of all algorithmic platforms.

OpenAI’s chatbot offers paraphrases, whereas Google offers quotes. Which do we prefer?

Interacting online today means being besieged by system-generated recommendations. Do we want what the machines tell us we want?

It knows what’s good for me.

When J.F.K. ran for President, a team of data scientists with powerful computers set out to model and manipulate American voters. Sound familiar?

If you like responding to only every third e-mail you get from someone, you might also like buying a house on the edge of a cliff.

Automated systems guide the allocation of everything from firehouses to food stamps. Why don’t we know more about them?

Algorithms made him a Wall Street billionaire. His new research center helps scientists mine data for the common good.

A mathematician spent four years writing a book about how algorithms ruin lives. To get through it, she relied on jam sessions with her band.