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On Algorithmic Amplification

Hany Farid

2021 · DOI: 10.37282/991819.21.10
3 Citations

TLDR

The culprits in the plunge into delusion are not deepfakes; they are more mundane and pernicious: the algorithms that curate the information recommended by search engines and social media.

Abstract

The culprits in the plunge into delusion are not deepfakes. The real culprit is more mundane and pernicious: the algorithms that curate the information recommended by search engines and social media.