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TikTok and the Sorting Hat — Remains of the Day
- Part of me wonders though if TikTok is helpful in understanding recommendation algorithms and curation, because it’s so blatant. I notice that, especially with younger users, there’s a total understanding that what they’re seeing is not occurring naturally, but is the result of computational choices being made for them.
from How to Leave an Internet That’s Always in Crisis by The Atlantic
More generally across the next generation of social apps, the traditional social graph will continue to become less relevant as TikTok-like AI-powered algorithmic feeds determine what we see based on what we like. However, I am on the lookout for hybrid solutions that leverage both social graphs alongside AI-powered editing and curation.
from 9 Forecasts for the Near Future, With Implications by Scott Belsky
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