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A way to offset the echo chamber effect (lemmy.ca)
submitted 3 days ago by FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to c/crazyideas@lemmy.world
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What if we reprogrammed algorithms so it sometimes shows you something complete opposite to your existing interests and opinions? Not always, but just a percentage of the time? Like you log into YouTube and see 9 videos tailored to your interests and one that is totally the opposite

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[โ€“] hungprocess@piefed.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

YouTube recommendations already seem to be 90% opposite to my interests so they seem to be way ahead of you there.

[โ€“] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

For me, they're always related to videos I've recently watched