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Timothy O'Reilly @timoreilly
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Dec 19, 2023
Ilan Strauss posted a superb tweet thread summarizing our papers on how big tech companies use their algorithms to control user attention for their own benefit, against the interests not only of their users but also of their ecosystems of product or content suppliers. We focus on #Amazon, but the overview paper highlights applications to search, social media, and generative #AI. If you don't have time to read the papers, following this thread will give you many of the key takeaways (and will hopefully whet your appetite for more!)
