4 ms·
> Moloch whose mind is pure machinery! This strikes me as someone following an ideology. The ideology becomes a substitute for thought: an algorithm that's rel
by antiquark 4y ago
> Moloch whose mind is pure machinery!
This strikes me as someone following an ideology. The ideology becomes a substitute for thought: an algorithm that's relied upon (obeyed?) when making decisions. Algorithm == machinery.
- User23 4y agoThis makes me think of this wonderful articlep[1] about Tolkien's concept of "the Machine." [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/07/fall-mortality-and-the-machine-tolkien-and-technology/260412/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/07/fall-...
- cratermoon 4y ago> Treating “the algorithm” as a kind of divine power misunderstands where algorithmic power comes from From "Magic Numbers" https://reallifemag.com/magic-numbers/ https://reallifemag.com/magic-numbers/