Some folks hate the word "algorithm" to mean roughly "complex computational processes that mediate experience" but... language evolves. #lrt
@zeynep a bit more frustrating in academia where precision matters, and that verbiage makes me doubt whether the person knows their stuff.
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@zeynep of course often that doubt is misplaced in an academic context, but much less so in a media context -
@makmanalp Do you have a suggestion for a better word? I'm fully aware of the CS use of the term, but it's out in the wild now as new term. - Show replies
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I haven't paid attention to the academic world in > decade, but wasn't academic-speak roundly denounced?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@makmanalp@zeynep if the reading of someone's argument rests on the precise use of a single word, then the argument isn't being read. -
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