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Couldn't agree more. It seems like "algorithm" is starting to be used among the non-tech world to refer to the computerization of everything in a negative way. Really, an algorithm is a mathematical formulation of how to solve a problem, albeit usually ran on computers. If True & Co. want to apply a little machine learning to an old problem, fine. If people think that machines can't learn, then we're going to have these sort of issues.



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