This genre of article, which I call "poor little algorithm," is very interesting.

1) We hear about how hard the algorithm worked (vs the programmers tangential involvement):

> "Sorting through 1 novemtrigintillion options — that’s 1 followed by 120 zeroes — the algorithm landed on a plan"

2) We hear about the push-back:

> "But no one anticipated the crush of opposition that followed"

3) We are assured the algorithm was an upstanding citizen:

> "They couldn’t help but notice, though, that most of the critics hailed from wealthier sections of the city"

4) Finally, we say it wasn't the poor little algorithms fault:

> "IN THE END, the school start time quandary was more political than technical"