S3E31: Regulating Tech Algorithms and X number of days until…
https://youtu.be/YJdNnV-KohY The Al Gore Rhythm https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/12/congress-regulate-facebook-algorithm/ https://www.npr.org/2021/10/10/1044916925/a-case-for-holding-tech-companies-responsible-for-their-algorithms Facebook and Instagram use artificial intelligence to try and find what it thinks it should show you. This AI is an algorithm that tries really hard to find what might provoke you to respond. The intent originally wasn’t evil but to make sure you stayed on the site […]
S3E14: Big Tech Monopoly and The Great Resignation
Chapter 1 Big Tech Goes to Washington https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/06/11/antitrust-legislation-curbs-silicon-valley/ So are Big Tech companies like the monopolies of old? The House is looking at five different bills in hopes of regulating Tech companies. These bills while not naming specific tech companies would attempt to enact several requirements: A company can’t recommend their products above their competitors. […]