Interesting opinion piece from @williambrady.bsky.social and @elijfinkel.bsky.social about the role of engagement-based incentives in design of AI chatbots (based on what we learned about these incentives in social media platforms) www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/07/o...
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Social media platforms didn’t intend to polarize America. They intended to maximize engagement, and polarization was the byproduct.
