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“Algorithms are replacing the fundamentally human—or at least, the less digitally mediated—process
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
The potential to build community-curated knowledge networks remains largely untapped. There are reasons to be optimistic; the economic feasibility of paid communities, a renewed interest in curation, a slow move away from big social, and an improved understanding of platform incentives. All combined, this will lead to communities that are more... See more
Adam Grant • Check Your Pulse #55
Probably the bigger change, from what I've heard, was losing Amit Singhal who led Search until 2016. Amit fought against creeping complexity. There is a semi-famous internal document he wrote where he argued against the other search leads that Google should use less machine-learning, or at least contain it as much as possible, so that ranking stays... See more
The man who killed Google Search? | Hacker News
“All Can Be Lost: The Risk of Putting Our Knowledge in the Hands of Machines,”
Martin Ford • Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
Technology is most effective when it works seamlessly in the background,
Christopher Bugaj • The New Assistive Tech: Make Learning Awesome for All!
The better your positioning, the easier it is to give insight away.
David C. Baker, Emily Mills, • Secret Tradecraft of Elite Advisors: Covert Techniques for a Remarkable Practice
We may find that the culture of abundance being produced by the World Wide Computer is really just a culture of mediocrity—many miles wide but only a fraction of an inch deep.