Make sure you check out "this old tony"
On Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 8:34 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote: > I have to search for math and science stuff on YouTube to get it to stop > with so much political crap. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 6, 2022, at 8:16 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >> <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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? >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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