Twitter talks publicly about investigating its own algorithms. A fall report found its algorithm amplified more tweets from right-wing politicians and news outlets than content from left-wing sources. Last summer, it hosted an open competition to find bias in its photo-cropping algorithm. (Platformer)
Tilt Take: We like Casey Newton’s realizations: Twitter is betting public participation will accelerate and improves its findings. And responsible AI is hard because no one, not even the platform, fully understands the decisions made by algorithms.
