[mfoy_]

No, that really is the definition of an algorithm.

Algorithms and computers are NOT inextricably linked. Just because software often uses algorithms to define behaviour, doesn't mean algorithms cannot mean other things.

[s73ver_]

In the context being discussed, computers are involved and are the ones making the decisions.

[mfoy_]

That's not the context of this discussion. Refer to the parent comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15417291

The context is the word "algorithm".