Let's Just Admit it: The Algorithms Are Broken
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Let's Just Admit it: The Algorithms Are Broken
Ultimately, the big bad enemy that the legacy platforms’ algorithms are serving is ... us. The algorithms have been studying us, and they know what we want. They serve our desires with ruthless intent.
The problem is that the version of us that they serve is the basest version of ourselves.
The problem is that the version of us that they serve is the basest version of ourselves.
Chris Best • An Algorithm for Quality
If algorithms delve into every corner of our lives until nothing inexplicable remains, the loss will be tremendous.
Tim Leberecht • The Business Romantic
The network of algorithms makes so many decisions for us, and yet we have little way of talking back to it or changing how it works.
This imbalance induces a state of passivity: We consume what the feeds recommend to us without engaging too deeply with the material.
We also adapt the way we present ourselves online to its incentives. We write tweet
... See moreAnd I’ll make the case that many of the algorithmic systems that we have put in place to guide our companies and our economy have been designed to disregard the humans and reward the machines.
Tim O'Reilly • Wtf?
The algorithms that shape our cultural landscape are not inherently malicious. They are indifferent. Their purpose is not to destroy art but to optimize engagement—a goal that, while profitable, is fundamentally incompatible with the principles of artistic innovation.