Study finds X algorithm prioritizes ragebait that disproportionately impacts Democrats ...

A recent study said YouTube's algorithm favors left-leaning and politically neutral channels, and steers people away from radicalizing influences, in contrast to some media reports. Online ...

Predictive algorithms commonly used by colleges and universities to determine whether students will be successful may be racially biased against Black and Hispanic students, according to new research ...

YouTube’s algorithm still amplifies violent videos, hateful content and misinformation despite the company’s efforts to limit the reach of such videos, according to a study published this week. The ...

New research published Thursday attempts to shed light on these questions. Four peer-reviewed studies, appearing in the journals Science and Nature, are the first results of a long-awaited, repeatedly ...

Arguing with a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, may be doing more than keeping the debate alive. A new study suggests ...

Twitter announced a new plan to study the fairness of its algorithms. As part of the effort, which the company has dubbed the "Responsible Machine learning Initiative," data scientists and engineers ...

Algorithms are just as biased as the people who make them. An investigation by ProPublica found that Northpointe, creators of an algorithm that attempts to predict an incarcerated person’s likelihood ...