YouTube will begin using AI for age verification next week – Mashable
The AI interprets a “variety of signals” to determine a user’s age, including “the types of videos a user is… read more
Understood: Who Broke the Internet? (podcast)
It’s not you — the internet really does suck. Novelist, blogger and noted internet commentator Cory Doctorow explains what happened… read more
AI Isn’t Responsible for Slop. We Are Doing It to Ourselves – Tech Policy Press
What happens when we exclusively opt for slop in our diets? We know that a diet consisting of comfort food… read more
The lost art of cleaning out your feed – Popular Science
Social media is only fun if you like the posts you’re seeing. What kind of posts you see depends on… read more
How to reset your Instagram algorithm so it’s not as terrible – Popular Science
To find your Instagram settings, open your profile page in the app by tapping your avatar (bottom right). Tap the… read more
How to reset the YouTube algorithm – Popular Science
To get started, head to myactivity.google.com. From here you can delete everything you’ve done on Google products—things you’ve searched for,… read more
I reset my Instagram algorithm for a fresh start. What I saw in my new feed was way worse – The Globe and Mail
I was experiencing what many academics, researchers and my fellow cohort of the Extremely Online describe as “algorithmic anxiety,” that… read more
Terms of Service with Clare Duffy [podcast]
New technologies like artificial intelligence, facial recognition and social media algorithms are changing our world so fast that it can… read more
How Uber and Lyft Used a Loophole to Deny NYC Drivers Millions in Pay – Bloomberg
The whole summer was like this for rideshare drivers in New York City. Under a local law, drivers are supposed… read more
V.A. Uses a Suicide Prevention Algorithm To Decide Who Gets Extra Help. It Favors White Men. – The Markup
An artificial intelligence (AI) program designed to prevent suicide among U.S. military veterans prioritizes White men and ignores survivors of… read more