Proponents of synthetic data see it as the future, saying it will help government have more access to valuable data while at the same time protecting individual privacy.

TikTok's algorithm is the "secret sauce" behind the app's success, experts say. U.S.-China talks over the app's ownership must resolve who controls the technology.

Researchers adapt model predictive control from engineering to epidemic response, balancing health and economic costs under ...

The biggest cog in China-U.S. talks over the TikTok ban was the much-coveted and highly addictive TikTok algorithm. The ...

A central question to TikTok’s potential shutdown saga has been whether the popular social video platform would keep its ...

An impending ban on TikTok was averted Monday after officials from both countries reached a “framework” of a deal that would allow the popular social media app to continue operating in the U.S. Trump, ...

A new framework agreement has given TikTok a lifeline in the US, but questions over ownership and algorithm control mean the ...

A recent audit of a Spanish algorithm used by the criminal justice system found “substantial deficiencies” in the reliability of its decisions on how likely prisoners are to reoffend. A recent audit ...