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European observatory on Algorithmic Sovereignty (algosov.org)
53 points by DyslexicAtheist on Sept 9, 2018 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



Are black-box algorithms really controlling peoples’ world, or just people obsessed with social media?


Assume the latter. In that case the next question is, how many people are obsessed with social media?

The average rich-country adult checks the phone umpteen times per hour, right? I've heard different numbers, all scary. And all suggestive of social media obsession.


black box algorithms control people's access to housing loans, credit acceptance etc. etc.




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