AI + social media = polarization machine 🧠📱
Recommender systems trap users in echo chambers and ad-based platforms profit from partisan division.
https://www.nber.org/papers/w33892
Recommender systems trap users in echo chambers and ad-based platforms profit from partisan division.
https://www.nber.org/papers/w33892
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At the outset, I'm skeptical of their model because echo chambers don't have much empirical support. Exposing people to counter-attitudinal views polarizes them *more* and drives more engagement.
https://youtu.be/XDqESkPiV4E?si=puHThbdpid62fShG&t=616