2Algorithms are shaping how we see the world around us, with big consequences. What a machine thinks we need to know can become what we fear.
by mk 385 days ago · link
You have to wonder about the long term cultural effects of this. Most people don't realize that this occurs, and in the aggregate, it must alter society. That said, this has long been the goal and effort of advertisers/media. It's just more individualized now.
A few weeks ago I emailed the lyrics of Ween's Let me lick your pussy to some friends in an email group. I love that Gmail is using that to be more informed about me.
Someone should create a bot that just searches Yahoo and Google randomly when you are away from your computer.