testified before Congress on Tuesday about the ways their algorithms influence users and sometimes serve harmful misinformation.
While that can work to provide a better user experience, it can also drive users to more polarizing content that reinforces their beliefs, rather than showing them content that challenges their viewpoints.
Focusing on algorithms could potentially create a more immediately viable path toward regulation. Lawmakers at the hearing seemed to generally be in favor of seeing greater transparency from the platforms about how their algorithms surface content to users.
Source: The AI Report (theaireport.net)
Wth NBC. You forgot to say algorithms are racist.
That misinformation isn't from QAnonCult
Platforming right wingers is the biggest cause of spreading misinformation
Misinfo like you, wapo etc?
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