Blanton Museum debuts “Run the Code,” turning algorithms, data and AI into imm

Blanton’s Run the Code turns data and AI into interactive art. Open through August 2 alongside the Charles Butt modernism ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

Interviewing the algorithm: How reporting and reverse engineering could build a beat to understand the code that influences us

Often, when there’s talk about algorithms and journalism, the focus is on how to use algorithms to help publishers share content better and make more money. There’s the unending debate, for example, ...
PBS

Up to code? An algorithm is helping Chicago health officials predict restaurant safety violations

In Chicago, the Department of Public Health has partnered with the city's data team to improve restaurant inspections by using analytics and social media to predict and detect which establishments are ...
Searchenginejournal.com

How The Twitter Algorithm Affects Users And Advertisers

Twitter recently released its algorithm source code on GitHub, which was met with debate and controversy. The release comes to increase transparency and give users a chance to offer feedback on how ...
The Atlantic

The New ‘Transparent’ Twitter Isn’t Very Transparent

Elon Musk offered a rare look into the social platform’s algorithm. Experts say you shouldn’t take it too seriously. The move was unprecedented, but this probably won’t go down as a great day in the ...