Lesson 470 of 1234
How AI Picks Your News (and Why That Matters)
News apps and Google use AI to pick what news to show you. Different people see different news. Worth knowing.
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- 1The big idea
- 2news AI
- 3filter bubbles
- 4information diet
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The big idea
Apple News, Google News, Facebook, Twitter — they all use AI to pick news for you. Different people see different news. This 'filter bubble' affects what you know — and what you do not.
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- AI shows you news similar to what you have engaged with.
- If you mostly click conservative news, you get more conservative news.
- If you mostly click progressive news, you get more progressive news.
- Most people do not realize how filtered their news is.
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