There are many common examples of algorithms, from sorting sets of numbers to finding routes through maps to displaying information on a screen.

1. An algorithm is a set of very specific instructions How to bake a cake, find the sum of two plus two, or even run a country according to the U.S. Constitution are all examples of algorithms. Why?

Another example of clustering algorithms in use is recommender systems, which group together users with similar viewing, browsing, or shopping patterns to recommend similar content.

For example, algorithms used in facial recognition technology have in the past shown higher identification rates for men than for women, and for individuals of non-white origin than for whites.

The news is full of these examples, ranging from computer-judged beauty contests that took points off for dark skin to AI-driven recruiting algorithms that were biased against women.

The algorithm will expand to all languages in which Google offers Search, but there is no set timeline, yet, said Google’s Danny Sullivan. A BERT model is also being used to improve featured ...

Algorithms are proprietary though, and monopolistic within their context (a customer can’t select the algorithm they want to use to assess their credit, for instance).