YouTube has managed to stop its algorithm serving up extreme videos

A range of videos are available on YouTube LightField Studios Inc. / Alamy YouTube’s recommendation algorithm no longer inadvertently sends people down a rabbit hole of extreme political content, researchers have found. Following changes to the algorithm in 2019, individual choice plays a larger role in whether people are exposed to such material. Manoel Horta … Read more

DeepMind AI’s new way to sort objects could speed up global computing

Sorting algorithms are a vital part of computing BEST-BACKGROUNDS/Shutterstock An algorithm used trillions of times a day around the world could run up to 70 per cent faster, thanks to an artificial intelligence created by UK-based firm DeepMind. It has found an improved way for computers to sort data that has been overlooked by human … Read more

US chooses encryption tools to protect us from quantum computers

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has revealed the next generation of algorithms that will keep our private data safe from snoopers Technology 5 July 2022 , updated 6 July 2022 By Matthew Sparkes An artist’s impression of a future computer processor. Quantum processors might make it difficult to keep data safe from hackers … Read more

US will choose encryption tools to protect us from quantum computers

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is about to reveal the next generation of algorithms that will keep our private data safe from snoopers Technology 5 July 2022 By Matthew Sparkes An artist’s impression of a future computer processor. Quantum processors might make it difficult to keep data safe from hackers Olemedia/Getty Images After … Read more

DeepMind has made software-writing AI that rivals average human coder

AI company DeepMind has built a tool that can create working code to solve complex software challenges Technology 2 February 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Artist’s impression of data Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images DeepMind, a UK-based AI company, has taught some of its machines to write computer software – and it performs almost as well as an … Read more