Virgilio Almeida and coauthors, drawing from their book Algorithmic Insitutionalism, argue that recommendation algorithms can and should be governed democratically. "Algorithms are emerging ...

In a society that vehemently protects our right to free speech, we lack the same vigour when it comes to freedom of thought. Every day, the majority of us succumb to the simplicity of algorithmic ...

Overview Social media compresses decision-making timelines by merging discovery, evaluation, and action into a single ...

People’s daily interactions with online algorithms affect how they learn from others, with negative consequences including social misperceptions, conflict and the spread of misinformation, my ...

Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact the ...