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Trump plans to announce a company called TikTok America, with a 50% stake for US investors and 19.9% for ByteDance, which would license the algorithm. (www.capitalbrief.com)

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

TikTok’s valuation remains contested, with estimates varying from US$20 billion ($31.8 billion) to more than US$300 billion, depending on whether its algorithm is factored in.

The algorithm increases the price by more than $280 billion. And what kind of algorithm? One that changes its high based on how you interact with it, to always try and get your dopamine flowing to keep you interacting longer. If it were a real substance, it would be the most addictive drug to ever exist.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Wtf, do proprietary algorithms actually cost this much?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 19 hours ago

I mean, have you seen how effective Tik Toks one is?