Recommender systems
AI fuelled attention economy: The pitfalls of a fast life
- Simon Ilic & Moos Middelkoop
- February 5, 2023
The digital age has created an attention economy, where those who can hold our gaze the longest make the most money. But at what cost? In this op-ed, we explore the dangers of an endless stream of fast-paced content served by AI-powered recommendation algorithms. How it’s changing the way we live our lives. Not only […]
Read MoreTargeted ads, untargeted harm
- Robert Ioiart & Jan Postma
- February 5, 2022
In popular culture, the dangers posed by AI are associated with a conscious super-intelligence that becomes hostile to humanity. There is often talk of a technological singularity, a point where an artificially intelligent consciousness has the ability to make itself smarter and more capable without human intervention. Such speculative discussions, while captivating, are distracting from […]
Read MoreThe Personalized Web Is Damaging Society: Why And How Things Need To Change
- Brent & Tim
- January 31, 2021
Watch an anti-lockdown demonstration on Youtube, and the person in the next recommended video might tell you that Bill Gates has equipped Corona-vaccines with microchips to track us. Follow a Trump supporter on Twitter, and the recommended people on your Twitter page might tell you that George Soros stole the US election from Donald Trump. […]
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