As society attempts to solve more and more problems computationally, the need for efficient algorithms to solve these problems continues to grow. Just as importantly, to be able to apply or adapt ...

Prof Marek Kowalkiewicz, a Brisbane-based lecturer in AI has released a book The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions. Photograph: Dan Peled/The Guardian Marek Kowalkiewicz ...

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...