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“A Perfect Storm of Cognitive Degradation” (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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 2 days 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.