Jason Calacanis: Disclose your algorithm or lose Section 230 protections
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Brief Summary
The episode argues for algorithm transparency and user choice to combat societal issues from biased content delivery.
Key points
- The Power of Algorithms. Algorithms shape what we see online, often without our knowledge. Transparency is crucial.
Transcript
Algorithms must be disclosed and you must have the option given to you upfront to switch your algorithm. There should be a B ya, bring your own algorithm. There should be an algorithm store. If you could say, I want one that just gives me a chronological feat. I want one that is from the highest quality sources. And then you should be required to show what the default algorithm is doing. And if you don't do that, I think you should lose your section 230 because an algorithm is more powerful than an editor at the New York Times or an editor at HBO or Netflix deciding what we see, deciding what goes on the homepage. The algorithm is a
black box and who knows who's controlling it. And then what happens in society when young men are pushed towards more and more fringe content, more and more dark content? Why not just have all the speech transparent?
