[SystemSafety] Explainability of "Algorithms"

[Derek M Jones]

Peter,

> The word "algorithm" has recently changed its meaning. It used to mean a von-Neumann-type procedural
> method for attaining a specified goal, and the typical goals were mathematically or otherwise

I think you are living in your own personal bubble on this one.

To quote that well known source of reliable information, Wikipedia:
"In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm (Listeni/ˈælɡərɪðəm/ 
AL-gə-ri-dhəm) is a self-contained sequence of actions to be performed."

I have never had any expectation that the result of an algorithm
has any degree of accuracy or even produces a result connected to
anything.

An algorithm is a sequence of action.  What is claimed to be the
result of those actions is marketing.

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Derek M. Jones           Software analysis
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