As software and algorithms become an increasingly pervasive part of our lives, there’s growing interest and concern on how they are affecting society, the economy, and politics. Yet, most social ...

There's an iconic scene at the end of the 1985 film "Back to the Future" when Doc Brown returns from 2015 to warn Marty McFly and his future wife, Jennifer, that their future children have "problems." ...

AI systems are getting good at optimizing persuasion in commerce. They are also quietly becoming tools for strategic ...

McDonald's announced recently that it purchased Dynamic Yield, an AI company it will use to analyze customer habits to try and sell them more food. When a hamburger shack is using algorithms to stoke ...

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Algorithms can now be considered trade secrets or even patent-worthy. Prevent them from being stolen by taking these security steps. Ogilvy is in the midst of a project that converges robotic process ...

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