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"Equation that powers today's computer algorithms" Uh, what? I closed the tab at this point.

• tptacek 7y ago
  Perhaps if you open the tab back up, you'll find your question answered.
  • anm89 7y ago
    No, I won't. It's a fundamentally nonsensical statement. It implies that there is a class of algorithms which are "the ones used today" and that they run on a similar set of equations. This was written by a moron and I can't be bothered.
• verdex_phone 7y ago
  Actually, this is much more interesting than the doomsday math. Like does somebody have the mental model of a bunch of software engineers shoveling equations into a furnace and it powering a data center? What exactly did they have in mind when they decided on that phrasing?
• gpvos 7y ago
  It's true though. The first large, publicly seen use of Bayes' theorem in computing was in spam filtering, but it is being used for much more things nowadays, many of which impact our lives significantly. Okay, so the phrasing was hyperbolic; it isn't used for every single algorithm obviously.