How to Use algorithm in a Sentence

algorithm

noun
  • The fund’s assessment of what makes a good school isn’t just based on some algorithm.
    Curbed, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The singer’s rapid ascent can be attributed in part to the algorithm.
    Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
  • The 17-year-old did not create the algorithm, but did design the app to use it seamlessly.
    Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2023
  • But then Netflix and the almighty algorithm — and my brother — put it squarely on my radar.
    Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The algorithms that power these platforms focus on videos that get a lot of attention in the forms of shares and likes.
    Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The public should not be subjected to the use of biased algorithms.
    Alondra Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2024
  • That time Elon had his engineers code a special algorithm to boost his tweets to the top of the feed was quite the spectacle.
    Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • This software made an algorithm changing the new actor’s voice to sound like Reczek.
    Jaden Thompson, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023
  • An algorithm, after all, is only as good as the data it’s trained on.
    Jamie Ducharme, Time, 4 Oct. 2023
  • In this case, the algorithm—called MABFuzz—is used to decide whether to try a new random input or stick with one that works well.
    IEEE Spectrum, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The company will also be barred from using that data to train its algorithms, the FTC said.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 31 May 2023
  • In principle, an algorithm can even take its own code as an input.
    WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Firms that use trend-following algorithms to trade futures had a tough first half of the year, according to Bridgeton Research Group.
    Bob Henderson, WSJ, 20 July 2023
  • These lists have always felt a little squishy, like they were created by an algorithm and not by a human.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • That interview turned out to be with HireVue, whose algorithm would score their answers.
    Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 26 May 2023
  • Despite increased grumbling about Meta’s algorithms, the mass brand exodus from Meta that Lush hoped to inspire hasn’t come to fruition.
    Kara McGrath, Allure, 10 July 2023
  • One approach would enable users to choose the algorithms that curate their social media feeds.
    Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2023
  • To ensure people’s feeds stay useful, the company made changes to its algorithm.
    Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Because of the algorithms now, the streaming platforms want documentary filmmakers to tell the whole story in the first one to three minutes.
    Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The result, the researchers found, is that the algorithms are more likely to identify Black taxpayers for audits.
    Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But those sanctions had loopholes that allowed Chinese firms to keep buying and building chips used to train some of the world’s most advanced AI algorithms.
    WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023
  • In the docu, YouTubers, reporters, and experts weigh in on the platform, its algorithms as well as privacy and ethical issues the site presents.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 May 2023
  • Ideally, this will help businesses save time on the ad-creation process by offloading the work to AI algorithms.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 May 2023
  • Amazon will also be banned from using such data to train its algorithms.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 1 June 2023
  • The sale would have to guarantee that ByteDance no longer has any control over TikTok or its algorithms that recommend content to users.
    Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The corresponding solution would then consist of the steps that led the deductive algorithm to it.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024
  • An algorithm used a recording of Mrs. Johnson speaking at her wedding so that the avatar mimics her voice from before the paralysis.
    Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Hastings even fired mathematician Neil Hunt, who was at Netflix from the very start, a close friend and one of the brains behind the company’s algorithms.
    Peter Biskind, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Changing the properties or location of the objects made the simple tasks very difficult for the algorithms.
    IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, as a mom, the algorithms frequently recommend content with this reminder.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 15 Feb. 2024

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