How AI is changing your mind

So, how exactly are AI chatbots affecting our minds, thoughts, beliefs and opinions? Scientists are scrambling to find out — and reports that have come out this week offer insights into what’s going ...
IEEE

Auto-TSF: Towards Proxy-Model-Based Meta-Learning for Automatic Time Series Forecasting Algorithm Selection

Abstract: Time series forecasting (TSF) is a prominent chal-lenge in data analytics, relevant to both scientific research and real-world industrial applications. The rapid increase in high-dimensional ...
Search Engine Land

Google February 2026 Discover core update is now complete

Google’s Google February 2026 Discover core update finished rolling out today. It began on Feb. 5 and completed 21 days later. This was the first confirmed Google Search update this year and the first ...
GitHub

The Little Book of algorithms

We use Quarto to generate all outputs. @book{Nguyen2025TLBoAlg, author = {Duc-Tam Nguyen}, title = {The Little Book of algorithms}, year = {2025}, url = {https ...
IEEE

Reinforcement Learning-Assisted Memetic Algorithm for Sustainability-Oriented Multiobjective Distributed Flow Shop Group Scheduling

Abstract: Amid the global push for sustainable development, rising market demands have necessitated a multiregional, multiobjective, and flexible production model. Against this backdrop, this article ...
The Conversation

Algorithms that customize marketing to your phone could also influence your views on warfare

Justin Pelletier is affiliated with the United States Army Reserve. The views expressed are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the U.S. Army, Department of War, ...
Phys.org

A few weeks of X's algorithm can make you more right-wing—and it doesn't wear off quickly

A new study published in Nature has found that X's algorithm—the hidden system or "recipe" that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order—shifts users' political opinions in a more ...
Forbes

X’s Algorithm Makes Users More Conservative, Study Suggests

The X algorithm’s promotion of conservative content may shift the political opinions of those who switch to its “For You” tab after previously using a purely chronological feed, a study published ...
The Conversation

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right‑wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

Timothy Graham receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for the Discovery Project, 'Understanding and Combatting "Dark Political Communication"'. A new study published today in ...