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Stanford Seminar - Unethical Algorithms of Massive Scale

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Stanford Seminar - Unethical Algorithms of Massive Scale

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Discusses how algorithmic ranking can sway opinions at scale, a background on technology's societal power and responsibility.

Psychologist Robert Epstein presents a Stanford EE380 colloquium on how internet algorithms such as search rankings can manipulate opinions, purchases and votes at massive scale. He also describes a new monitoring system for tracking such influence.

Topics: Ethics & character, Systems thinking & complexity

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