How to save culture from the algorithms, with Filterworld author Kyle Chayka
Photo illustration: The Verge Today, I’m talking to Kyle Chayka, a staff writer for The New Yorker, a regular contributor to The Verge, and author of the new book Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture. Kyle has been writing for years now about how the culture of big social media platforms bleeds into real life, first affecting how things look, and now shaping how and what culture is created and the mechanisms by which that culture spreads all around the world. Kyle wrote a fantastic feature for The Verge back in 2016 called “Welcome to AirSpace,” which was an early exploration of this idea. At the time, he noted that the aesthetics of physical spaces, like coffee shops and co-working offices, were being heavily influenced by Airbnb and Instagram, flattening... Continue reading…
本文讨论了算法推荐如何成为文化中的主导力量，导致口味趋同和个性的丧失。作者探讨了算法推荐对内容创作和分发的影响，以及数字平台所带来的挑战和机遇。他还分享了对算法推荐和人工策展之间平衡的需求，以及通过更有机的方式重新与周围文化建立联系的重要性。
