Example Sentences

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Algorithms that guide food distribution must be transparent enough to be audited.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Algorithms are helping to dictate what people watch on TV, where they go on holiday and who they date.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Algorithms using artificial intelligence have significantly sped things along, helping to interpret and transform the data coming from brains.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Algorithms on popular platforms like Chess.com and Lichess.org will quickly catch players making excessive use of engines, but employing them selectively can give cheaters a decisive and likely undetectable advantage.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2025

Algorithms, by their very nature, are made to be manipulated; it’s just not easy to figure out, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025