Automated Perspectives

The internet gives us access to more information than past generations could have ever dreamed, but has left us struggling to sort through this wealth of data. Google, Facebook, Microsoft and an army of corporations have responded to the problem by building information filtering tools - algorithms and artificial intelligence systems that analyze our past behavior to make personalized recommendations of news, products and entertainment suited to each of our individual desires.

But these tools come with a cost. There are privacy risks created by corporations and governments building databases that track our tiniest online movements, and having all of our information tailored just to us creates an echo chamber effect where we don't receive a healthy range of views on important topics.

How do we move forward in a world where we have more and more information?

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The internet gives us access to more information than past generations could have ever dreamed, but has left us struggling to sort through this wealth of data. Google, Facebook, Microsoft and an army of corporations have responded to the problem by building information filtering tools - algorithms and artificial intelligence systems that analyze our past behavior to make personalized recommendations of news, products and entertainment suited to each of our individual desires. How do we move forward in a world where we have more and more information?

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Corporations [1] Privacy [2] Social Media [2] Technology [6]