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Podcast: The Neurodivergent Professor
Episode: KEW Episode 81: The Algorithm
Description: If you have not seen the Social Dilemma, it is a great little conspiracy theory. And one I can get behind. The gist is internet companies (facebook, youtube, etc.) have developed complex algorithms (models, simplifications) that monitor your online (and off, through your phone microphone, alexa, etc.) behavior. These companies then use this information to determine what advertisements you might click on, perpetuating the online economy.If you think about this in capitalistic terms, it's genius. We've now gone far beyond mere psychological manipulation, popularized by the 'mad men' of the 50s through today, and can now...