This week we hosted Kyle Chayka, author of Filterworld. We dive into his key findings on how algorithms flatten culture, impact the crypto industry and more.
Timeline:
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:47 Writing Filterworld
05:55 Stuck Culture: The Rise of Mainstream Social Internet
08:00 Understanding How Algorithms Work
11:35 Different Flavours of Algorithms
14:47 Flattening
16:20 TikTok’s Optimized Algorithm
21:45 The Homogenization of Culture
22:40 Taste or Algorithmic Recommendations?
24:37 Platform-Based Cultures
30:45 Ineffable Taste vs Data-driven Recommendations
34:00 Sandcastle Platforms & Non-Algo Platforms
36:17 Better Regulation for Social Networks
45:00 AI Further Flattening Culture and Creativity
53:13 Balancing Novelty a …
