Think & Drink LKN

How has the algorithm impacted our society? Today news, music, shows, shopping, and social media posts are selected for us and fed to us. How has this benefited the world? What has it cost us? What are the best practices moving forward?

Optional viewing/reading:

Code-Dependent: Pros and Cons of the Algorithm Age
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/02/08/code-dependent-pros-and-cons-of-the-algorithm-age/

Are algorithms affecting how we think?
https://www.openmindsfoundation.org/blog/are-algorithms-affecting-how-we-think/

The technology that actually runs our world:
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/12/cultural-algorithms/680987/

The Business of Attention (YouTube documentary with ominous music throughout):
https://youtu.be/-QJ5oNAE0FQ?is=kIbptb_BM3tVqRwn