So You Want to Escape the Algorithm
The question is not whether algorithms can ever foster greatness—they cannot. Their design is fundamentally at odds with the qualities that define great art: depth, complexity, and the capacity to provoke discomfort or transformation. The question is whether we, as creators and consumers, are willing to resist their influence.
Resistance does not me... See more
Resistance does not me... See more
Dr. Felix S. Grenwood • Algorithms of Mediocrity — william
Tristan Harris says, in his 2017 60 Minutes Interview, “There’s always this narrative that technology’s neutral. And it’s up to us to choose how we use it. This is just not true.”
Behind the technology that you use is a team of thousands of programmers who are using your own personalized data to hook you. They are using classic psychological tactics... See more
Behind the technology that you use is a team of thousands of programmers who are using your own personalized data to hook you. They are using classic psychological tactics... See more
Algorithmic anxiety happens because there is a dramatically asymmetrical relationship between user and algorithm. For the individual user, trying to predict or dictate the outcome of the algorithm is like trying to control the tide. To continue the metaphor, all users can do is surf the wave that’s already formed.
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
"We are constantly negotiating with the pesky figure of the algorithm, unsure how we would have behaved if we’d been left to our own devices. No wonder we are made anxious"