Instagram clocks 3 billion users globally; user control features incoming

Instagram has reached 3 billion monthly active users, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram Head Adam Mosseri.

TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store

With a change of ownership in the works, TikTok’s algorithm – the secret sauce of its success – is going to be reset for US ...
STAT

3 lessons from Stanford’s Covid-19 vaccine algorithm debacle

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 — ...
Singularity Hub

OpenAI’s GPT-3 Algorithm Is Now Producing Billions of Words a Day

When OpenAI released its huge natural-language algorithm GPT-3 last summer, jaws dropped. Coders and developers with special access to an early API rapidly discovered new (and unexpected) things GPT-3 ...
PBS

3 lessons learned from issues with Stanford’s vaccine distribution algorithm

This story was originally published by STAT News on Dec. 21, 2020. You can find the original article here. Stanford found itself in hot water last week after deploying a faulty Covid-19 vaccine ...