Elon Musk says X's algorithm is 'dumb' and 'needs massive improvements' as he open-sources recommendation system

Elon Musk isn't a fan of X's algorithm, so he's documenting the company's efforts to improve the tech that decides what you ...

X open sources its algorithm while facing a transparency fine and Grok controversies

In 2023, the website then known as Twitter partially open sourced its algorithm for the first time. In those days, Tesla ...
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Elon Musk’s X Open-Sources Grok-Powered Algorithm Driving 'For You' Feed

The social media platform has taken a step towards transparency amid ongoing battles over platform spam and non-consensual AI ...

Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours

Security firm Mandiant has released a database that allows any administrative password protected by Microsoft’s NTLM.v1 hash ...

AI cannot automate science – a philosopher explains the uniquely human aspects of doing research

While AI can streamline certain parts of the scientific process, a philosopher argues that it cannot replace human expertise ...
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Something for the weekend - LinkedIn’s algorithm uses 'proxy bias' to suppress visibility. Here's who gets hurt

Reproducible experiments and testimony presented at a recent webinar suggest LinkedIn’s algorithms systematically reduce the ...

Atomistic simulation software CP2K enables AI models

The CP2K open-source package is among the top three most widely used research software suites worldwide for simulating the ...
Nature

Cancer algorithm reveals timing is everything in mutation

Tumours often feature high chromosomal instability. “And chromosomal instability leads to further chromosomal instability,” says Peter Van Loo of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's ...