#optimizingforWhat

Day 2 Knight event “Optimizing for What? Algorithmic Amplification and Society”

Great point by Jason Burton on platform design: if we look at food choices, we see that (many) people will pay more, for example, for a product that is more expensive (Fairtrade coffee) or even more expensive and less tasty (healthy granola bar) because they appreciate that these are better for us in some way- it's not unreasonable to take the same expectation to online platforms

@vdignum

@UlrikeHahn
I often refer to the need for the "free range eggs" approach in #AI #digitaltechnology: different (ideological) proposals for the same type of platforms, expressing different values and giving users possibility of choice.
#optimizingforWhat

@vdignum

that's a great slogan Virginia!
I like it