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The article ended on a cliff-hanger too. > Even so, as I burrowed deeper into Silicon Valley and what I came to think of as the “microcosmos”, I did find a hid
by novia 2y ago
The article ended on a cliff-hanger too.
> Even so, as I burrowed deeper into Silicon Valley and what I came to think of as the “microcosmos”, I did find a hidden wrinkle in the way we compute, something intrinsic to the code itself, which is at odds with the way we’ve evolved to be. Something that has been concentrating power, abrading society and casting an algorithmic spell over us as a species – and will continue to do so until we bring it under control. Just when I thought my work was done, it was about to begin in earnest.
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