Meta wants us to believe there’s a difference between addiction and ‘problematic use.’ The harm to kids suggests otherwise ...

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...

Online algorithms are taking advantage of the male loneliness epidemic—here's what it's doing to men's brains.

Threads Dear Algo is a new AI feature that lets users control their feed with text prompts for three days at a time.

A new case in L.A. Superior Court claims platforms like Facebook, TikTok and Instagram were built specifically to be harmful ...

The limitations of anti-discrimination law reveal the need for an approach grounded in governance rather than individual liability, Kim argues. She notes that governance shifts the focus from ...

Bipartisan Ohio lawmakers are reviving an effort to regulate pricing algorithms, software that often uses artificial ...

Social media algorithms driven by AI shape far more than what appears on our screens, including how we think, feel, and ...

One major issue facing artificial intelligence is the interaction between a computer's memory and its processing capabilities. When an algorithm is in operation, data flows rapidly between these two ...

The way people discover content, like music and art, is changing fast. AI-powered recommendation algorithms are creating fragmented social media feeds, carving pop culture into tiny, personalized ...

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...