The dark side of YouTube

The dark side of YouTube

  • November 19, 2018
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The dark side of YouTube

The YouTube algorithm that I helped build in 2011 still recommends the flat earth theory by the hundreds of millions. This investigation by @RawStory shows some of the real-life consequences of this badly designed AI.

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