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Digital_Heirloom is a blog created by Jeff Squires, exploring the intersection of creative culture and technological innovation.

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How Algorithms Shape Our World

 

Kevin Slavin argues that we’re living in a world designed for — and increasingly controlled by — algorithms. In this riveting talk from TEDGlobal, he shows how these complex computer programs determine: espionage tactics, stock prices, movie scripts, and architecture. And he warns that we are writing code we can’t understand, with implications we can’t control.

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