algorithmic anxiety
exploring algorithmic authority over our lives, and what it's doing to us
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algorithmic anxiety
“The idea that we get our information as citizens through algorithms determined by the world’s largest advertising company is my definition of dystopia.”
Vladimir Prelovac • The Age of PageRank is Over | Kagi Blog
models, despite their reputation for impartiality, reflect goals and ideology
Weapons of Math Destruction Quotes by Cathy O'Neil
"models are opinions embedded in mathematics"
It’s getting ever harder to distinguish humans from bots, not just because bots are becoming more humanlike, but also because humans are becoming more botlike.
As knowledge of human psychology evolves, algorithms become better at shaping human behavior.
As knowledge of human psychology evolves, algorithms become better at shaping human behavior.
Gurwinder • Why You Are Probably an NPC
As people contort themselves to please the algorithm for short-term payouts, there’s even more of the less legible, less liquid, but ultimately more important long-term value up for grabs for you if you continue to just be yourself and talk about whatever lights your fire, algorithm be damned.
Packy McCormick • A Market For (Almost) Everything
Kids will not believe me when I say this, but people didn’t always absorb their “content” by way of mysterious algorithmic black magic on endlessly-scrolling crack feeds. We used to type web addresses into our browsers, and actually visit our favorite sites. This, going to “www dot college shitpost dot com” or whatever, was itself considered a
... See morealgorithms of the online world are pushing creators and creatives towards quantity and formulas and away from quality or creativity.
Rei Inamoto • The cult of productivity
Special Edition of Temp Check: Recorded Live @websummit Nov 2, 2021
youtube.comalgorithms should serve our vibes, not dictate them
The trouble with the internet, Mr. Williams says, is that it rewards extremes. Say you’re driving down the road and see a car crash. Of course you look. Everyone looks. The internet interprets behavior like this to mean everyone is asking for car crashes, so it tries to supply them.
‘The Internet Is Broken’: @ev Is Trying to Salvage It (Published 2017)
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