A computer program is an algorithm, written in a computer programming language, that a computer can understand and execute.

Machine learning is hard. Algorithms in a particular use case often either don't work or don't work well enough, leading to some serious debugging. And finding the perfect algorithm–the set of ...

A machine learning expert predicts a new balance between human and machine intelligence is on the horizon. For that to be good news, researchers need to figure out how to design algorithms that ...

Over the past decades, computer scientists have developed increasingly sophisticated sensors and machine learning algorithms ...

Today, computer programs use machine-learning algorithms to study piles of data and learn about the world and its people. Algorithms can tell a banker whether someone will pay back a loan.

Machine learning uses algorithms to turn a data set into a model that can identify patterns or make predictions from new data. Which algorithm works best depends on the problem.

The human-like learning wasn't limited to recognizing characters, either. The computer could also figure out how to write them using a series of pen strokes (created on a screen).

A new probabilistic artificial intelligence algorithm is displaying the remarkable ability to learn complex visual concepts in a single shot and manipulate them in ways that are indistinguishable ...

So: algorithm, artificial intelligence, machine learning, neural networks. In popular cant, these refer to the same thing: computer programs that learn.

Learning algorithms already make a lot of important decisions every day, from who gets credit to who gets interviewed for a job to who gets flagged as a potential terrorist. And they make mistakes.