Have a good mind for computational chess problem-solving? Want to earn $1 million? Then the University of St. Andrews and Clay Mathematics Institute sure have the competition for you.

Parker designed the algorithm to follow (hopefully closely) the path that an expert would take in writing a summary about a data-rich subject.

In the realm of algorithm-driven educational software oriented towards writing instruction, Revision Assistant is, by far, the best I’ve ever personally encountered. I cannot imagine a more effective ...

A few years ago I used an algorithm to help me write a science fiction story. Adam Hammond, an English professor, and Julian Brooke, a computer scientist, had created a program called SciFiQ, and ...

Could your next editor be a machine? Today, dozens of companies offer writing-critique services online, with programs that offer to catch your errors, tweak your use of passive voice, and improve ...

Artificial Intelligence is at a stage where whole articles can not be written by robot. In the near future you may be reading news written by an algorithm!

If this kind of writing can be done by a machine that doesn’t have a single thought in its head, what does that tell us about what we’ve been asking of students.

Could your next editor be a machine? Today, dozens of companies offer writing-critique services online, with programs that offer to catch your errors, tweak your use of passive voice, and improve ...