Jaron Lanier, one of the founders if not THE Godfather of Virtual Reality

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1. tayledras (tayledras@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 11:38:22 JST tayledras

   ❝ Today, in much of the online world, algorithms calculate “feeds”—a term suggesting that people are cattle, and not free-range ones. ❞

   — Jaron Lanier, Where Will Virtual Reality Take Us?
   The New Yorker, February 2024

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   Jaron Lanier and Tristan Harris were right, but not fully about the scope. It's not corporate social media that will direct what we say and think, but AI and LLMs that will influence how we think and share online.