How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician

Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.
Smithsonian Magazine

In the Early Days of Machine Learning, Massive Computers Said George Harrison Was a Woman. A.I. Has Come a Long Way

A Cornell professor designed a room-size network of sensors that represented a single neuron. He claimed it would grow wiser ...
Science News

AI cracked an Erdős math problem. Now experts want guardrails

The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to ...

Preparing future math teachers to teach data science

When Eric Weber, professor and chair of mathematics at Iowa State University, talks about data science with future math ...
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Scientists show predictable training can outperform complex robot learning data

Teaching robots to manipulate objects with human-like dexterity remains one of the biggest challenges ...
Badger Herald

Mathematician Cathy O’Neil discusses big data algorithms as ‘weapons of math destruction’

The University of Wisconsin Department of Mathematics and UW-iSchool partnered with the University Lectures Committee to host mathematician Cathy O’Neil Tuesday evening at the Fluno Center. O’Neil is ...