226. Suzanne Nossel on defending free speech for all, based on her book Dare to Speak
The Michael Shermer Show
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The Problem With the Algorithms
i don't know that our artificial intelligence systems will ever be able to encompass the kind of nuance it takes to responsibly sort of moderate and manage our discourse. I think they have to invest vastly more resources into trying to get this right. One of the biggest problems, in my view, is that they do not view users customers. Their customers are advertisers, because the services are fray and so users are just a, you now, human traffic and eyeballs that makes the advertising revenue possible. And i think that with, given the level of influence that these platforms have over our society and democracy, i think that way of thinking needs to shift.
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