@makmanalp @zeynep but the use of "terrorism" (or not) is problematic not because of language per-se, but because it's used as a weapon.
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@blaine@zeynep "Algorithms" know you're gay before you do, "Algorithms" know what you do! It takes away responsibility from programmers.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@blaine@zeynep if a company doesn't soon argue in a lawsuit "it wasn't us, it was the algorithm", I'll eat my hat!2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@makmanalp@zeynep I have some hats for you. Any engineering team who claims to know exactly what their algorithms do is lying*.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
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@makmanalp@zeynep I sure hope it does (look at my bio) ;)2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@makmanalp@zeynep haha - but yeah, it's weird, right? I wrote a lot of those "algorithms"; not running in code anymore, but the intent.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@blaine@makmanalp So, that's the discussion I want out of "algorithms". What happens when Twitter picks TF*IDF in response to obvs issue?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@blaine @makmanalp There are of significant downstream impacts to rewarding spikes—much like TV news—but it's not a single, simple effect.
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@zeynep You're totally missing the chance to get *your* name into the term. Think Murphy's law, Xeno's Paradox etc...@blaine@makmanalp2 replies 0 retweets 1 like - Show replies
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