Michael Kearns is professor and the National Center Chair in the Computer and Information Science department of the University of Pennsylvania, where he has secondary appointments in economics and the Wharton School. He is also the founding director of Penn's Warren Center for Network and Data Sciences.
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Over the course of a generation, algorithms have gone from mathematical abstractions to powerful mediators of daily life. Algorithms have made our lives more efficient, more entertaining, and, sometimes, better informed. At the same time, complex algorith... SEE MORE