“A Slime Trail of Data” Leigh Alexander on algorithms →
Leigh Alexander discussing the pitfalls of a society that trusts too readily in its technology
“A Slime Trail of Data” Leigh Alexander on algorithms → I could listen to Leigh Alexander talk about her grocery list; she’s one of my favourite thinkers across any field.
In this segment from episode 116 of the Kotaku Splitscreen podcast, she joins the hosts in discussing the pitfalls of a society that trusts too readily in its technology.
I was struck by the mention of how children growing up today look at traditional commercials with confusion, thinking they’re some sort of absurdly-short TV show because they’re not used to seeing advertising in that form.
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