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Algorithms are breaking how we think - Technology Connections (youtu.be)

submitted 23 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A slightly unusual video from the fantastic Technology Connections channel. It articulates a lot of my own thoughts on social media, "algorithms" and AI.

What surprised me the most was the statistic that only 3% of author's views come from the subscriptions feed. This is wild to me because subscriptions are pretty much the only way I have ever used YouTube.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

I think I read somewhere that the majority of views typically come from videos being recommended on users’ home pages. That is the reason why content creators focus so much on the youtube algorithm, since if their videos don’t get recommended, they don’t get as many views.

(I haven’t watched the linked video, so that may be exactly what they talk about)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 21 hours ago

Well the 3% is just interesting tidbit, but the video should be watched by everyone.

The main point is that we are being trained to not think independently and let the sites tell us what to think. Our current political situation is exactly because of this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago

On an unrelated note do you feel youtube videos feel more corperate/professional nowadays?