The algorithm would be able to augment its own ability by also looking at potential combinations of code for how a problem could be solved.

The algorithm can learn from a single small scrap of handwriting, though the more text used, the better. When Haines met with the researchers, they had the program “learn” his handwriting and ...

The study, by Dr. C.M. Connor and colleagues of Florida State University and the Florida Center for Reading Research in Tallahassee, Fla., was titled "Algorithm-guided Individualized Reading ...