alt Hacker NewsI think we need a different word, so that Computer Science grads stop getting wrapped around this axle. We're obviously not talking about Quicksort when we're talking about social media algorithms and other recommendation/discovery algorithms. Heck if I know what that word would be.
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addaon • yesterday at 7:24 PM
We can call them crypto. Won't make any less sense than the current usages, and it's a really good indicator to stop listening.
AlecSchueler • yesterday at 5:57 PM
Personalised algorithms.
Yes absolutely. Sadly I think that ship has sailed. Now if you ask 100 people in the street what "algorithms" are, I bet a majority among those who answer anything at all will answer it's something related to evil social media corporations.