An innovative algorithm called Spectral Expansion Tree Search helps autonomous robotic systems make optimal choices on the move. In 2018, Google DeepMind's AlphaZero program taught itself the games of ...

This guide will help you get the most out of YouTube, understand the platform's algorithm and gain visibility for your best videos. YouTube has the second-highest number of active users making it the ...

Jack Conte, the chief executive of Patreon, a platform for creators to monetize their art and content, outlines his vision ...

Grade school math students are likely familiar with teachers admonishing them not to just guess the answer to a problem. But a new proof establishes that, in fact, the right kind of guessing is ...

Personalized algorithms may quietly sabotage how people learn, nudging them into narrow tunnels of information even when they ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...

Some tech experts fear the mathematical equations underlying much of today's data analytics technology could ultimately be dangerous for individuals. In a poll of about 1,300 people who closely ...