Social media content is pushed at us by algorithms trying to keep us engaged with the platform. And, because sensationalist content tends to hold our attention more than non-sensationalist one, our feeds often get polluted by disinformation. Disinformation is a serious problem for society, leading many to look for ways of increasing our alertness to … Continue reading AI Labels Undermine Trust in Real News and Reinforce Confirmation Bias
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On how algorithms are consequential – example from a newsroom
The paper “Designing What’s News - An Ethnography of a Personalization Algorithm and the Data-Driven (Re)Assembling of the News” is a great illustration of Kranzberg’s First Law of Technology, which states that “Technology is neither good nor bad, nor is it neutral.” In this paper, published in Digital Journalism, Anna Schjøtt Hansen and Jannie Møller Hartley … Continue reading On how algorithms are consequential – example from a newsroom
Follow Friday: ‘Let’s Talk About Tech’ podcast
Today’s recommendation is not a Twitter account; is a podcast. I have recently discovered the ‘Let’s talk about tech’ weekly podcast and it’s been a great addition to my #2013Kms ‘playlist’. It gives a general overview of the key tech-related news of the week, with a light-touch commentary. It is published by BBC Radio 5 … Continue reading Follow Friday: ‘Let’s Talk About Tech’ podcast
Ana Canhoto 