Social media: what happens when AI takes over?

John Leonard
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Social media: towards better recommenders
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Social media: towards better recommenders

AI is about to make recommender algorithms a whole lot more effective, and potentially more dangerous, but it doesn't have to be that way, say researchers

Researchers and entrepreneurs are working on social media content suggestion algorithms optimised for trust rather than conflict. In his recent BBC Reith Lectures, Stuart Russell, professor o...

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