2017 Was The Year We Fell Out of Love with Algorithms
2017 Was The Year We Fell Out of Love with Algorithms
Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer
December 27, 20176m 52s
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Show Notes
We owe a lot to 9th century Persian scholar Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. Centuries after his death, al-Khwarizmi's works introduced Europe to decimals and algebra, laying some of the foundations for today’s techno-centric age. The latinized version of his name has become a common word: algorithm. In 2017, it took on some sinister overtones. Take this exchange from the US House Intelligence Committee last month.
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