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A Short Story of Algorithms: Defined, Simplified, Applied, and Critiqued
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A Short Story of Algorithms: Defined, Simplified, Applied, and Critiqued

How algorithms have become ubiquitous in every day life

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John Loewen
Jun 25, 2024
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Dall-E image from GPT-4 showing algorithms all around us

Algorithms are now a huge part of our everyday lives — they are ubiquitous in everything we do.

Still, for many, the word algorithm strikes fear of pages-long formulas involving complex mathematics.

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