Because the current hype cycle of "AI" has subsumed the terms "Algorithm" or "Machine Learning" to classify automated decision making processes that rely on some level of modeling / applied statistics instead of deterministic code.
I don't love the way language around this is evolving as it is mostly a marketing tool to make these tools seem much more than they are. Primarily this is driven by the current generative "AI" bubble
I don't love the way language around this is evolving as it is mostly a marketing tool to make these tools seem much more than they are. Primarily this is driven by the current generative "AI" bubble