Welfare algorithms are expected to be an early test of how the EU’s new AI rules will be enforced once they take effect in February 2025. From then, “social scoring”—the use of AI systems to evaluate ...

Two years ago, researchers in the Netherlands discovered an intentional backdoor in an encryption algorithm baked into radios used by critical infrastructure–as well as police, intelligence agencies, ...

If a post got lots of likes, then the Insta algorithm used to take that as a sign that a post was good, and worth showing to ...

Under the bill, using certain algorithmic systems to set rent prices would be a violation of the New Jersey Antitrust Act. (Getty Images) Algorithmic tools used by landlords to set rent and keep ...

Health systems rely on commercial prediction algorithms to identify and help patients with complex health needs. We show that a widely used algorithm, typical of this industry-wide approach and ...