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> 10. Algorithms that amplify bias, misinformation, and polarization recklessly undermine democracy. > 50. Disrupting journalism's advertising revenue threaten
by Joker_vD 3y ago
> 10. Algorithms that amplify bias, misinformation, and polarization recklessly undermine democracy.
> 50. Disrupting journalism's advertising revenue threatens democracy by eroding public information.
...so addressing point 10 would worsen point 50 or am I reading it wrong?
And honestly, this list of complaints is quite timeless (and not even limited to tech, contrary to the title). Yes, there are a couple of specifically tech-related points as of 2023 (namely, those about AI) but other than that... "the concentration of disproportionate wealth and influence among a small group fosters plutocracy", how novel. "Utopian tech promises lead to disappointment when vision ignores complex human reality" — that happened with electricity, aviation, radio, and television, too, naming only the technologies, never mind the small- and large-scale ideologically-motivated social experiments.
- cratermoon 3y ago> addressing point 10 would worsen point 50 I confess I am unable to come up with a line of reasoning where eliminating the amplification of bias, misinformation, and polarization has a negative effect on journalism's advertising revenue. The disruption to revenue, as I understand it is a direct outcome of Meta/Google/Twitter manipulating rewards and costs to drown out factual, thoughtful discourse in favor of whatever brings the most views to their platforms. Case in point: Twitter and the situation in Gaza as I write this.