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“A Perfect Storm of Cognitive Degradation” (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

We have never had machine learning algorithms that exploit human psychology to give precisely timed hits of dopamine.

We still don't.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-modern-brain/202403/the-truth-about-dopamine-and-your-brain

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

But the tiktok algorithm does learn about what holds your attention and what loses it, down to the second of what was playing on your video when you scrolled away.