Estimation of Distribution Algorithms (EDAs) represent a class of population-based optimisation methods that replace traditional crossover and mutation operators with explicit probability modelling.

As the sheer logistical challenge of distributing vaccines to over 300 million Americans looms large, institutions are furiously developing algorithms to assist the rollout. The promise: that ...

Stanford created its own software system to prioritize which health care workers get the COVID-19 vaccine, but excluded residents working directly with patients. To deal with the massive logistical ...

Stanford found itself in hot water last week after deploying a faulty Covid-19 vaccine distribution algorithm. But the fiasco offers a cautionary tale that extends far beyond Stanford’s own doors — ...

After reviewing initial results, we were dismayed that although vaccine coverage of communities achieved overall goals, our algorithm had not resulted in corresponding proportional vaccination of ...

Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact the ...

For better accountability, we should shift the focus from the design of these systems to their impact. Describing a decision-making system as an “algorithm” is often a way to deflect accountability ...