The key is figuring out how to limit amplification of what should be fringe
ideas. It's OK for the fringe ideas to exist on the platform. It's not
ok for them to be amplified beyond their worth.
The problem today is that fringe ideas tend to be retweeted a lot more than
Mainstream ideas as the extreme is a lot less boring than the middle.
Another problem seems to be the recency bias of some of these algorithms.
Youtube is far more likely to recommend something related to something I
watched recently than something from my subscription list. This makes it
really easy to fall into a trap where you're only being recommended videos
which fall into a specific viewpoint.
On Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 4:54 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From where I sit, it looks like it is going to become a fetid hell pit.
>
> Anyone who might have tried to manage disinformation has been shown the
> door. It will get much, much worse before it had any chance of getting
> better.
>
> You can buy legitimacy for $8 a month.
>
>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
> On 11/6/2022 4:26 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:
>
> I like that it seem they are attempting to control phony accounts. But I
> really don’t use it so I don’t care about it much. Cofefe.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 6, 2022, at 5:10 PM, Robert <i...@avantwireless.com>
> <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote:
>
> He fired everyone on the algorithm teams...
>
> On 11/6/22 3:22 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote:
>
> One more thing.. if there is one thing musk's twitter acquisition
> accomplishes, I hope that it is that the algorithm is adjusted such that it
> is far harder to end up in your own personal echo chamber.
>
> On Sat, Nov 5, 2022, 2:05 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote:
>
>> So, new computer, finally got icons displaying (My son has it set up so
>> he can take over my computer from everywhere and fix whatever this old dad
>> cannot figure out, love it).
>>
>> Youtube viewed with new chrome on a new computer has quickly figured out
>> that I like to watch Ben Shapiro and Charlie Kirk gotcha videos and is
>> recommending nothing else other than right wing gotcha stuff. It is
>> amusing, but I am wondering what does the other side look like? Is there a
>> whole alternate youtube universe of leftist gotcha videos that make fun of
>> Ben Shapiro and push all the left hot button issues. lgbtq trans, crt,
>> BLM, defund the police, etc stuff 100% of the time etc.
>>
>> Is youtube just right leaning?
>>
>> Or is there no cogent left leaning content on par with a Ben Shapiro type
>> of thing?
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