Harvard Professor Explains Algorithms in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

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Child always surprises me
Do you agree?

She is so bright

Hyperstition: Algorithms, especially those used in social media and online platforms, determine what content users see based on their previous interactions, preferences, and behaviors. These algorithms create feedback loops by showing users more of what they engage with, reinforcing certain ideas and beliefs. As people interact more with specific content, it gains prominence and influence, potentially turning certain ideas or beliefs into self-fulfilling prophecies.

Accelerationism: Algorithms can accelerate the spread and intensification of ideologies and content. They often contribute to the polarization and amplification of extreme viewpoints by presenting users with content that aligns with their existing beliefs or preferences. This amplification can lead to the rapid dissemination of certain ideologies or accelerate the adoption of certain technologies, economic systems, or cultural norms, influencing societal changes at a faster pace.

Algorithms, designed to maximize user engagement and retention, tend to prioritize content that elicits strong emotional responses, including fear, anger, or excitement. In the context of hyperstition and accelerationism, these algorithms can unintentionally promote and magnify apocalyptic narratives, conspiracy theories, or extreme viewpoints because they generate higher engagement, which in turn reinforces their visibility and impact.

Thus, algorithms contribute to the reinforcement and acceleration of certain ideas and beliefs within society, potentially amplifying the influence of hyperstition and contributing to the rapid spread or intensification of accelerationist ideologies or narratives.

That little girl is smart lol

👀 📝 me while he explains to the 6 year old

I love that quote near the end, "Technology is not good, nor bad, nor neutral." I agree. It is just tech. Use it and see what happens.

🙏🏻🙏🏻

Anyone else feel infinitely less intelligent.

15isoldenough:)

Phenomenal educators, such as Professor Malan, create interest in learning rather than boredom!

That little girl explained algorithms better than any of my 30 years old friends could 🤔

Why are you mansplaining to a woman? With women you have to be more engaging and ask her what she thinks and not prompt her an answer. 😂😅 duh 🙄 😂

This was extraordinary!

Guess what
I have a mind of a 6 year old.

bro thinks the girl understands everything if he says "Random Access Memory" in a childish way lol

Still upset she didn’t put jelly on that sandwich 😤

The chair has a reflection but the people do not, why is this? Why are there also no shadows?

WOW!
So amazing 😍

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Tbf did not do a great job explaining to the vhild but the child was smart so yeah

I like that with each level David goes up the less he has to speak. Like he started on level 1 and 2 where he was the only one mostly speaking and the others were mostly just listening and by the end at level 5, David was just listening.

The young girl will be going places... She understands the concepts of an algorithm better than many college grads...

I too appreciate the little girl but as an individual who is purchasing his dream into CS the most important talk was with the last guy Chris Wigginns.

Kids are way better than PhDs

I just watched the new hacking video, so the algorithm served me this.

Would you speak slower Prod please.

one of the few people that can take a seemingly boring topic, and make it interesting

ICT Traders here😂😂

The little explained it so well

You are a great teacher prof. David J Malan

great architect guys

how many phone books did this guy tear , i watched at least 5

We found David Malan's kryptonite... teaching children 😂

Is there an algorithm to let people know how many times they use the word "like" when they speak?

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I need to professor in my life, cuz boy I need my dumbass to be explain things like i'm a 6 year old 😂

Dumbo professor.... Lol... Explain ram to the kid like it's a pocket on your pants and closet it's HDD (what is not with you at the moment) ... And this is top level professor Harvard, omfg 😅😅

I subscribed to this channel because of this girl , she is smart 🤓. This is every parent's dream to see their baby this sweet and smart ❤

As a computer scientist, love the kid's response.

I'd love to see this reversed. Start at Level 5 with the child lol

She is adorable 😍
And the way she explains things is a mix of intelligent but still a child an intelligent child.

How come the inventor country isn’t interested in all these wblahdbmm.

Algorithms can make you fly one day and doom you on another.... Summary

I think he don't like phonebooks🤣🤣