They Stole Your Attention

The feed is a slot machine tuned by AI to harvest your focus. Twenty years of logged data on what it took, and what it sells for.
24 points by ionwake 85 days ago moai.studio 29 comments

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Algorithms are now fine-tuned to maximize your engagement on social media, acting like a slot machine designed to capture your attention. The article reveals how two decades of data have shaped these systems and their impact on our daily lives.

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