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Stanford Seminar - Unethical Algorithms of Massive Scale

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What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in threads about search bias, election influence and big-tech data practices as the most comprehensive video of Epstein's research.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “It's worth watching even if it's 1 hour and 23 minutes.”

    Seminar on unethical algorithms of massive scale

    reirob, 2017-08 · Recommendation · in “Facebook’s Onavo Gives Social-Media Firm Inside Peek at Rivals’ Users”

  2. “is the most comprehensive video, but I'll need to spend more time later to gather better links.”

    Most comprehensive video on Epstein's election monitoring research

    robbedpeter, 2022-02 · Recommendation · in “TikTok shares your data more than any other app and it’s unclear where it goes”

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Topics: search engine manipulation, elections, tech ethics, online influence, monitoring

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