Tech Companies Are Seeking To Develop AI That Excels at Flattering and Manipulating Us
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Tech Companies Are Seeking To Develop AI That Excels at Flattering and Manipulating Us
How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?” That’s Sean Parker, the first president of Facebook, in a 2017 interview.
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Facebook doesn’t release to the public—the company’s scientists reached a definite conclusion. They wrote: “Our algorithms exploit the human brain’s attraction to divisiveness,”