Slate Books What Next TBD: Have Algorithms Ruined Our Culture?
Jan 21, 2024
Kyle Chayka, author of Filterworld, discusses the impact of algorithms on culture and the homogenization of content. Topics include the rise of airspace design, the influence of algorithms on aesthetic preferences, the connection between auto-fiction and Instagram, and the anxiety caused by algorithmic manipulation.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Rise of Airspace and Its Homogenization Over the Internet
01:57 • 2min
Filter World: Algorithms and the Homogenization of Content
03:37 • 7min
The Rise of Auto-Fiction and Its Connection to Instagram
10:56 • 2min
The Impact of Algorithms on Culture
13:01 • 3min
Algorithmic Anxiety and Unknowability
15:38 • 17min