What seems like a sensible decision to an algorithm can be a terrible misstep to a human. By Chris Stokel-Walker Mr. Stokel-Walker is the author of “YouTubers: How YouTube Shook Up TV and Created a ...

Does YouTube create extremists? A recent study caused arguments among scientists by arguing that the algorithms that power the site don’t help radicalize people by recommending ever more extreme ...

Over the years, the YouTube suggestion algorithm has become pretty complex. I’ve noticed that it can extrapolate my tastes very well based on my watch history, continuously tempting me to consume more ...

The earth is actually flat! 9/11 was an inside job! YouTube was once rife with conspiracy theories like these — and its own recommendation algorithm was the culprit. While the company has made serious ...

YouTube's recommendation algorithm focuses on individual videos, not channel averages. YouTube aims to show videos that align with your interests and preferences. The algorithm doesn't punish channels ...

YouTube is sharing more details about how its search and recommendation algorithms work in a new video where the company answers questions from users. The YouTube team published a similar video ...

It has been a terrible few weeks for YouTube. Barraged by successive controversies around conspiracy theories, prank content and most recently the presence of paedophiles sharing comments directing ...

Goethe’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is a classic example of many stories in a similar theme. The young apprentice enchants a broom to mop the floor, avoiding some work in the process. But the ...

TNW Answers is a live Q&A platform where we invite interesting people in tech who are much smarter than us to answer questions from TNW readers and editors for an hour. YouTube, which has more than a ...

Alphabet reported a sharp decline in ad revenue growth Monday, sending the stock down more than 8% on Tuesday. Alphabet's CFO said changes to the YouTube algorithm caused lower engagement and ad ...

Techno-utopianism, an ideology based on the premise that advances in science and technology will eventually bring about a utopia, has been a part of Silicon Valley’s DNA since the hippies from the LSD ...