When medieval Europeans translated Al-Khwarizmi's name into Latin as Al-Ghorizmi, they set the stage for the word 'algorithm'.
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A clear, patient primer that traces algorithms from ancient math to modern AI.
It begins with a familiar complaint about algorithms shaping what people see, then moves through ancient Baghdad, al-Khwarizmi, cryptanalysis, and modern AI without losing the thread.
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