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> Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 17:20:12 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Links > > Hi Rob, > > Thanks for your recent list to the ahem, list ;-) > > I was reading this article -- Will self-piloting vehicles rob us of the > last of our privacy and autonomy? > http://reason.com/archives/2013/05/10/googles-driverless-future > > I have been reading much about algorithms lately. By definition, > algorithms are a set of rules used for solving a set of problems. Yet, > if we consider the social aspects regarding how algorithms are used to > assess our behaviours, things get awkward and a bit hazy. Studying the > use of algorithms according to millions of users on the Web, has become > a kind of dark art. > > I found this paragraph from the article interesting --- > > "The driverless car, in short, is a data detective’s dream, a device > that can discern when you get a new job, how many one-night stands you > have, how often you go to the dentist. As demarcation lines between the > real world and the virtual world continue to blur, autonomous cars will > function not so much as browsers but links, the way we get from one > appointment or transaction opportunity to the next. In theory, Google > will determine the route to your desired destination based on distance, > available infrastructure, and current traffic conditions. But what if > Google, which already filters cyberspace for you, begins choosing routes > as a way of putting you in proximity to “relevant content”?" > > I'm wondering what yourself and others think about this, whether anyone > is sceptical about how algorithms are being used or if anyone has a more > positive stance on matter? > > chat soon. > > marc > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
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