What is an algorithm and how is it created?

Question

For example, Tiktok, Instagram, etc. all have an “algorithm”. But what is that? Who creates it?

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Answer 1

A strict list of things to do, in order, with a degree of logic thrown in (“Turn on stove. Put pan on stove. Put oil in pan. Take egg from fridge. Crack egg into pan. Wait 60 seconds. Check whether egg is cooked. If not, wait 30 seconds and go back to the “check” step. Put egg on plate. Eat egg.”) Most likely to be instructions for a computer, but doesn’t have to be.