Episode 880 • • 2:14:39 - 2:18:59
880: Promise to Prosecute
Google's Algorithmic Bias and the Echo Chamber Effect
A Google representative claims their search results are "algorithmically generated" and free from human bias. This is countered by an article from Jenna Wortham in the New York Times, who describes how social media algorithms created an "echo chamber" that hid the scale of Trump's support from liberal users. The hosts argue that these algorithms are destroying serendipity in information discovery.