Knowing things is a solved problem. Getting along is not. Working on AI, media, and inter-group conflict @CHAI_Berkeley. Got here from computational journalism.
Jonathan Stray
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Hey @graze.social @skylight.social @pfrazee.com wanted to make sure you'd seen this.
Hey #atmosphereconf we just proved that the right feed algorithms can reduce political polarization. And now we're building open-source recommender infrastructure that you can use for your ATProto app.
rankingchallenge.substack.com/p/its-possib...
Could social media make us less polarized instead of more?
We tested 5 algorithms on 3 platforms with 10,000 people for 6 months during the 2024 election, and found that the answer is yes.
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