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very interesting to see how steadily machine learning algorithms creep into our news feeds (eg. facebook) and deliver us with the the links we're most likely to
by jcfrei 15y ago
very interesting to see how steadily machine learning algorithms creep into our news feeds (eg. facebook) and deliver us with the the links we're most likely to click. but i fear that this will lead to a serious decline in editorial quality, leaving an endless stream of cute kittens and hair styling tips. who will tell us what's really going on if some algorithm decides what's newsworthy and what's not?
- seabee 15y agoThat will happen if the role of editor is replaced rather than (as Yahoo is doing) augmented. I don't think you should fear a decline in editorial quality as much as you should fear the devaluation of news. If people want quality they must be willing to pay for it. If they don't want to, whose fault is that?