Is AI hurting your ability to think? How to reclaim your brain
#AI #AIEthics #CognitiveAtrophy #CriticalThinking #DigitalWellbeing #HumanIntelligence #AIResponsibility #AlgorithmicBias #ThinkingSkills #MentalAutonomy #TechImpact #AIAwareness #Creativity
https://the-14.com/is-ai-hurting-your-ability-to-think-how-to-reclaim-your-brain/
#algorithmicbias
Mashable: Why the algorithm serves you wedding content when you just got divorced. “Across social platforms, users describe being quietly ushered through a narrow, linear life script, one that often resembles something like dating → engagement → wedding → pregnancy → parenting. These systems assume users are progressing along an expected trajectory. When lives diverge from that path, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/26/mashable-why-the-algorithm-serves-you-wedding-content-when-you-just-got-divorced/
The most annoying thing about corporate surveillance to me is the arrogance of the prediction mechanisms.
These algorithms build a model of me based on my clicks from three years ago and then try to trap me in that loop forever. They show me music they think I'll like, and news they think I'll engage with, and videos they think will enrage me enough to keep me hooked to their platforms. They are actively trying to flatten my personality into something easy to monetize.
As most people I've seen say out loud, "Privacy as a concept is way beyond hiding secrets. A part of it also means preserving your capacity to change. To be surprised. To be inconsistent."
If I could tell every human one thing, it would be to actively refuse to be a predictable data point. Mess up their metrics. In whatever way you are capable of.
#socialmedia #algorithmicbias #privacy #dataprivacy #quotes #foss #facebook #linkedin #llm #noai #enshittification #reading #books #baking #art #philosophy #adhd #depression #cybersecurity
A search engine alert for citations to my work highlighted this Master Thesis in Informatics from PennState University. It discusses the machine learning process building from my feature engineering textbook and then highlights racial issues within an algorithm used inside the US prisons.
I hope I'll get time to read it:
"AI, Blackness, and the Criminal Punishment System: How the STRONG-R carceral algorithm distorts Black narratives"
New York just dropped a law requiring retailers to disclose if your personal data is influencing the price of staples like eggs.
Spoiler: they only have to say *if*, not *how*. Because half-transparency is still opaque, right?
How much would you pay for privacy in your grocery cart?
#DataEthics #AlgorithmicBias #TechRegulation #Wired
https://www.wired.com/story/algorithmic-pricing-eggs-ny-law/
🔎 LinkedIn Audit: Suppressing Women?
I'm running a live experiment on professional visibility. I temporarily removed the "she/her" pronoun label from my LinkedIn profile 3 days ago.
Initial Result: My average post reach immediately jumped from ~3,000 to over 6,000 impressions. That's a 100% increase overnight.
This sudden spike creates a strong hypothesis: the presence of gender labels was acting as a suppression factor, or their absence is creating an algorithmic boost for distribution.
We must audit the unseen structures (algorithms) that govern visibility. Our goal is to ensure equitable reach for all voices.
Tracking data for 10 more days. Have you seen similar shifts?
Let's discuss fairness in digital distribution.
AI surveillance failures, exemplified by wrongful arrests and systemic bias, threaten community trust and civil liberties. Challenges include transparency, accountability, and addressing inequality. Public safety must balance with human rights. Discover more at https://smarterarticles.co.uk/ai-surveillance-fails-innocent-people-pay-the-price?pk_campaign=rss-feed
#HumanInTheLoop #AIinLawEnforcement #CivilLiberties #AlgorithmicBias
Dutch regulator seeks feedback on AI social scoring prohibition: Dutch Data Protection Authority consultation examines implementation challenges for Article 5 AI Act ban, highlighting algorithmic bias risks and discrimination concerns. https://ppc.land/dutch-regulator-seeks-feedback-on-ai-social-scoring-prohibition/ #AIRegulation #DataProtection #AlgorithmicBias #SocialScoring #PrivacyConcerns
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Europe, prepare for the 'AI slop'! Meta is rolling out its short-form video feed, and apparently, media generation in their AI app has already jumped tenfold. What kind of algorithmically generated content do you think awaits us? 🤔
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/06/meta-brings-its-short-form-video-feed-of-ai-slop-to-europe/
#AI #TechNews #Meta #AlgorithmicBias #FutureOfContent
Es gibt übrigens keinen Grund, warum das auf tiktok und insta nicht genauso sein sollte.
#algorithmicbias
https://news.sky.com/story/the-x-effect-how-elon-musk-is-boosting-the-british-right-13464487
X Algorithm Deliberately Boosts Right-Wing Politics in UK, Investigation Finds
#ElonMusk #X #UKPolitics #SocialMedia #AI #AlgorithmicBias #Grok #Democracy #Journalism #Investigation #Misinformation
University of Southern California: USC Rossier study links online racism, including algorithmic bias, to negative impacts on Black adolescents’ mental health. “Through an analysis of daily diary surveys, the research team, led by Brendesha Tynes, found that exposure to online racism heightens anxiety and depressive symptoms in Black youth.”
"Contrary to common assumptions, exposure to algorithmic bias can mobilize social activism rather than foster withdrawal, particularly when coupled with a heightened awareness of gender equality. AI literacy produces a dual effect, encouraging activism while reducing distrust in algorithmic systems."
https://www.e-asianwomen.org/DOIx.php?id=10.64446/aw.2025.9.41.3.145
#algorithms #gender #bias #activism #equality
#artificialintelligence #algorithmicbias #genderequality #misogyny #SouthKorea
Seit Anfang des Jahres engagiere ich mich bei Amnesty International. Wir planen gerade ein Barcamp zum Thema "Menschenrechte im digitalen Raum". Ich glaube das wird richtig spannend. Seid dabei!
📅 Samstag 22.11.2025
Anmeldung bis 10.11.2025: barcamp@amnesty-hamburg.de
Infos: https://amnesty-hamburg.de/termin/barcamp-menschenrechte-im-digitalen-raum/
#AmnestyInternational #Menschenrechte #Barrierefreiheit #AIethics #AlgorithmicBias #Inklusion #AmnestyInternational #DigitalJustice #OpenWeb #DemokratieImNetz #EthikInDerTechnologie #CivicTech
Ever had a song you *had* to listen to, but secretly hoped it wouldn't warp your entire music taste profile? Spotify gets it. Now you can exclude tracks from influencing your recommendations.
Finally, I can listen to that guilty-pleasure polka without my Discover Weekly turning into an accordion festival. What's your go-to 'don't judge me' track?
#Spotify #MusicTech #Recommendations #AlgorithmicBias #TechNews
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/01/spotify-now-lets-you-exclude-tracks-from-your-taste-profile/
Do you work in HR and want to prevent #discrimination through #AI hiring tools? Your contribution is key! 🗝️
The increasing use of AI-based recruitment systems, #AlgorithmicHiring, promises to save time, but also carries risks. As part of the EU-Horizon Project #FINDHR, we’ve developed practical recommendations to help tackle #AlgorithmicBias in hiring.
For more recommendations, take a look at our FINDHR-Toolkit for HR professionals: https://findhr.eu/toolkit/hr-professionals/
This article provides a detailed breakdown of the mutation sampling algorithm for Tree-Diffusion, focusing on how to generate syntactically valid replacements. https://hackernoon.com/controlling-program-length-in-tree-diffusion-a-modified-mutation-sampling-algorithm #algorithmicbias
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