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I know people people use the internet on the assumption that algos are somehow free of human interference. They are not. Surprise!Permalink On twitter.com
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I know arguing to teach media literacy is already hard; but here's a good argument for teaching code literacy.Permalink On twitter.com
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Even if FB's algorithm was *entirely* machine learning... you don't think it would develop a liberal bias considering who was first on FB?Permalink On twitter.com
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1st entrants: Ivy League college students. 2nd entrants: liberal urban early adopters. That's who would have trained the algo. Humans!On twitter.com
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Anyway. I'd be fascinated to see what would happen to Facebook's algo and the internet if conservatives boycotted it over this.Permalink On twitter.com
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I don't know where they'd go, but I am really all for it. More platforms, more algos, more distribution. All sounds good.Permalink On twitter.com
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It doesn't matter if a machine or a human is making the assumptions about what you want to read, the more of either doing so, the better.Permalink On twitter.com
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Let platforms optimize for their audience and hopefully audiences will find the platforms that fit them best.Permalink On twitter.com
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Worst case scenario: Facebook wants to be the web. FB wants the web to be liberal. You don't like it? Good, don't let them be the whole web.Permalink On twitter.com
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