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Division begets division in the age of algorithmic classification

The online information landscape, driven in large part by social media, rewards engagement and is curated by classification ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Implementing k-NN Classification Using C#

Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research presents a full demo of k-nearest neighbors classification on mixed numeric and categorical data. Compared to other classification techniques, k-NN is easy to ...
JD Supra

5 Questions with Ben Handel: The Use of Algorithms in Healthcare

A periodic feature by Cornerstone Research, in which our affiliated experts, senior advisors, and professionals, talk about their research and findings. We interview Professor Ben Handel of the ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Classification Using the scikit k-Nearest Neighbors Module

Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research uses a full-code, step-by-step demo to predict the species of a wheat seed based on seven predictor variables such as seed length, width and perimeter. The ...
InfoWorld

14 popular AI algorithms and their uses

Large language models have captured the news cycle, but there are many other kinds of machine learning and deep learning with many different use cases. Amid all the hype and hysteria about ChatGPT, ...
TechCrunch

Can the algorithms that ride-hailing and delivery startups use be fair?

In June 2020, taking advantage of a Chicago law requiring ride-hailing apps to disclose their prices, researchers from George Washington University published an analysis of algorithms used by ...
The Conversation

Including race in clinical algorithms can both reduce and increase health inequities – it depends on what doctors use them for

Anirban Basu received funding support from a consortium of ten biomedical companies to the University of Washington through an unrestricted gift. Health practitioners are increasingly concerned that ...