How Computer Algorithms Make Predictions
Clip: Season 49 Episode 14 | 2m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Can we rely on them to be fair?
These computer programs use artificial intelligence to look for patterns in data without human instruction.
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How Computer Algorithms Make Predictions
Clip: Season 49 Episode 14 | 2m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
These computer programs use artificial intelligence to look for patterns in data without human instruction.
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