We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads | Zeynep Tufekci

Why it was recommended

This TED talk[0] on persuasion architectures brings up some interesting moral arguments against this idea.

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What it covers

Technosociologist Zeynep Tufekci argues that the machine-learning systems used to serve ads also decide what political and social information people see. She explains how. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

TED

Length

22 min 56 sec

Year

2017

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