Stochastic gradient descent and Adam are optimization algorithms that update model parameters from estimated gradients, but ...

In an extremely uncommon move, the US government has publicly criticised an Australian government policy proposal. It wants US social media companies excluded from digital duty of care laws, which ...

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We live in algorithmic times. Algorithmic systems, content and infrastructures that underpin artificial intelligence (AI) now impact education systems across the world. The title of this volume is a ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is not worried about upsetting US President Donald Trump with tougher rules governing big US technology companies, as he introduces new requirements to let ...

Technology companies have been “running real-time, unregulated product testing on Australians” for too long, communications minister says. By Laura Chung Reporting from Sydney, Australia The ...

The federal government's proposed digital duty of care could let Australians opt in or out of algorithmically recommended social media content. The draft laws will require online platforms to reduce ...

Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content Australia will allow social media account holders to opt out of the ...

Teenagers want a greater voice in the design and governance of platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, according to new research led by University College Dublin. Rather than passive victims ...

For years, social media giants controlled what users saw in their feeds. While people could follow accounts, like posts or hide content they didn’t enjoy, recommendation algorithms controlled what was ...

If you haven’t seen the short video of a dancing ballerina with a human body and giant cappuccino cup for a head, consider yourself lucky. The nonsense meme is just one of countless pieces of ...

A new study published today in Nature has found that X’s algorithm – the hidden system or “recipe” that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order – shifts users’ political opinions in ...