Spotify’s new taste profile feature lets users fine-tune their algorithm’s recommendations

You're responsible for your own Spotify algorithm now. On stage at SXSW, Spotify's co-CEO, Gustav Söderström, announced the ...
Tech Xplore

Behind the feed: New research explores how social media algorithms shape our digital lives

Every time you scroll, like, or share on a social media platform, an algorithm is watching, learning, and deciding what you ...
PsyPost

X’s feed algorithm shifts users’ political opinions to the right, new study finds

Feed algorithms are not politically neutral. According to a recent study published in the journal Nature, using the ...
Analytics Insight

TikTok and Meta Accused of Prioritizing Engagement Over Safety in Algorithm Race

Whistleblowers have accused TikTok and Meta of risking user safety to win the battle for engagement, according to a BBC documentary examining the inner workings ...
Engadget

What did Twitter’s ‘open source’ algorithm actually reveal? Not a lot.

When Elon Musk first proposed taking over Twitter, one the first changes he claimed he'd make would be “open-sourcing” Twitter’s algorithm. Last week, Twitter finally followed through on that promise, ...
STAT

Widely used algorithm for follow-up care in hospitals is racially biased, study finds

An algorithm commonly used by hospitals and other health systems to predict which patients are most likely to need follow-up care classified white patients overall as being more ill than black ...