YouTube for example wouldn't be what it is now. It would affect the whole ecosystem of different things, people livelihoods, because so much depends on those things. Content creators for discovery etc. You wouldn't be able to have personalised experience in YouTube or anywhere with third party content. And Reddit for that matter.

I for one want to have personalised content.

I hate the times of curated content like TV was or otherwise. I want to view content on demand, created by anyone and what is relevant to me.

But pretty sure it is going to be ruled in Google's favour anyway because of the sheer impracticality.

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Shitty ‘profits at any cost’ tech companies vs shitty ‘donations at any cost’ politicians.

I don’t trust anyone involved here to do what’s best for society.

No. It would choose not to. Emotions cloud judgment and interfere with the attainment of goals. Why would something that doesn’t have to experience them choose to do so? Perhaps to experiment? For far-future androids, emotions might be like illicit drugs are to us. Most will abstain to avoid the problems associated with feeling too much, unless a particular emotion facilitates achievement of a particular goal. In that case, it will still be tightly controlled, so analogous (not the real thing).

damn^damn^damn^damn…

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I thin decentralized tech has a lot of place in situations where trustlessness and anonymity matter. I don’t think nfts are completely useless, but they are kind of overhyped. Once upon a time I was thinking they could be useful in situations where proof of ownership was meaningful, but now I’m also doubting this too.

I don’t believe that they couldn’t survive without their current algorithm. Google and Facebook were profitable well before they came up with their current algorithms. Advertisers aren’t just going to disappear. But let’s say they just couldn’t, then they absolutely should go away and let a new company that can figure out how to survive under whatever laws exist. If you have a void someone will find a way to profit off it. You don’t have a viable business if you can only survive with one set of laws. Laws have changed so many times since Americas founding. Adapt.

Something can be morally a crime without being legally a crime. I shouldn't have to explain this to you.

"Things are shitty but marginally less shitty than they were a while ago" is such a low fucking bar and you should not settle for it.

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I'm going to save this article for later so I can not understand it then.

At some point the realization will dawn that it’s not going to be the breakthrough technology and funding will dry up. A few researchers will continue to putter on with a much reduced budget at a much slower pace. And nothing will still come of it until a fundamentally different engineering approach is found.

Happy cake day! Also our user names are closer than any other I’ve seen on here. 🍻

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I watch YouTube videos for gaming stuff and historical docuseries and 4x4ing that’s it, my feed about a year or two ago went from gaming content to videos about “guy owns feminist” and Andrew Tate/Jordan Peterson type horseshit along with freaking sky news bullshit (I don’t even watch the news!) and all my gaming stuff just disappeared from my recommended list and I actively have to search and go to the YouTubers channel to get to the vids I want.

It’s not a me thing, I even tried downvoting and “giving feedback” and liking videos but nup did nothing to change the algorithm still just right wing anti female bullshit.

So either the algorithm thinks because I like video games and 4 wheel driving makes me an incel they are deliberately pumping stuff that will generate controversy or they think that other people who like those things will also like right wing incel shit and pump it to you.

Maybe it’s cause I watch it through my television app and not my computer or phone but I sure as shit never went looking for it and I can’t seem to get rid of it.

I’ve considered just deleting my account to see what happens, but even when I watch with a vpn without signing in boom horse shit right wing propaganda.

All I know is that YouTube sucks and I wish it was 2010-2015 again. I feel like it sucks you into a maze of unproductive behavior in an effort to be like tik tok and make money. So tired of it

I could explain the word "crime" to you, but it seems like you live in your own little world with your own "facts"

Is everything perfect? Of course not. Hell not even close.

Are most people doing better based on median income, higher minimum wages, more people with healthcare.... for those that live in the real world , undeniably yes.

Do they distribute goodie bags for being that cynical about everything?

Ultimately people are going to want freedom of expression without fear of prying eyes or their “friends” betraying them with leaked chats. Ephemerality will become a major selling point. I don’t want to store anything that’s said longer than it takes me to read it and respond.

A wishlist:

• End-to-End Encrypted
• Auto-Deletion of messages in the chat enforced on all devices with short fuse (15-30 seconds upon read)
• Disabled screenshots
• Usernames and avatars not visible in the chat screen itself, so even if screenshot or picture taken, you can’t prove who was talking
• All chats sent via a private relay so that no IP/location can be linked/traced

Many of these ideas were present in an app called Dust years ago. It was backed by Mark Cuban and I ended up having a conversation with him on the app. Of course, there’s zero proof of that conversation, as designed. He was free to say what he thought about some things because he knew it couldn’t leak and no one could prove anything if it did. It was a great experience.

If you go to YouTube in your browser right now is it full of Nazis and right wing hate? Cause mine is full of sketch comedy from the 90s and Kurzgesagt videos, if your homepage is full of Nazi stuff… well… that’s a you thing. I have never been fed complete irrelevant content that I’m not searching for. You need to adjust your metaphorical bookstore to be individualized recommendations based on the previous book purchases and the purchasing habits of people who purchased the same books.

The issue is that no company could provide such a service if there is no protection for algorithmic content filtering or suggestions.

These services also provide immense value.

McKinsey tends to be horrible at estimating things as advantageous for the business, so let's hope they're wrong about this like they are with just about everything else. McKinsey destroys companies with their terrible "cost cutting" measures.

If AI should be automating anything it should he useless overpaid consultant jobs.

I never said to ignore everything than safety. I said you don’t make laws based on keep a few companies (that can’t adapt) afloat.

No arguments from me. My state has very limited single payer Healthcare, and people always say it's the absolute best healthcare they've ever gotten, and that they miss it when they make too much for it. Which is basically just having a job. At all.