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This is not to suggest there is some fundamental, trans-historical definition for the word, nor that it should be considered in isolation from other semantic figures. This is, however, to recognize that algorithm appeared, in some form, about nine hundred years prior to the constellation of senses and meanings [Raymond] Williams identified as characteristic of culture’s modern usage. Is it then fair to claim that algorithms are intrinsically cultural? Or does the claim retroactively impose a range of current understandings on a word whose history exceeds them?\" (summary)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Series or Event Name"]},"value":{"en":["AIforSociety"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003ca href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/\"\u003eAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)\u003c/a\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Date"]},"value":{"en":["2021-03-12 (issued)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Type"]},"value":{"en":["Educational","Workshop"]}},{"label":{"en":["Agent"]},"value":{"en":["Cohn, Jonathan (Creator)","Striphas, Ted (Presenter)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Format"]},"value":{"en":["video/mp4"]}},{"label":{"en":["Subject"]},"value":{"en":["artificial intelligence (topical)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Language"]},"value":{"en":["English"]}}],"summary":{"en":["Ted Striphas traces the long history of the algorithm, paying close attention to its origins in the Abbasid Empire.  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