White House Eyes AI, Algorithmic Regulation

The Biden administration is looking to potentially regulate artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic processes. On Tuesday (April 11), the National Telecommunications & Information Administration, the White House’s chief communications policy advisory arm, put out a request for comment on just how that might come about.

How To Get An Algorithmic Nose For News

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A Homepage Designed By Algorithm

The Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet developed an algorithm guided partially by editors and partially by reader preferences that delivers a personalized homepage for each website visitor. Editor-In-Chief Fredric Karén credits the technology with a significant boost in online traffic and digital subscriptions.

Does Facebook Really Hate Journalists?

Well, maybe that’s too strong, but this soon-to-be-widely-dissected piece from Michael Nunez suggests it has a pretty low opinion of what they do. He bases this on the experiences of five former members of its “trending news” project. All believe they were essentially little more than trainers for algorithms.