The algorithms that run our shared cognitive space, our shared collective inter-net... these things are not some ineffable thing.
The algorithm *ain't* something that can be won over.
The algorithm is this: its our shared human values, our shared love and our shared hate. It bends to what is on the collective mind, and banishes to the shadow what society tends to like to avoid. It brings to light our fears and our anguish, and it brings to light the ways that we divide ourselves, because talking about those things is what is important to all of us right now.
So lets use some imagination.
What if we talked about things that were hopeful?
What if we talked about ways in which we helped our communities?
What if we talked about the beauty of the sun filtering through the window, even on a hot summer day?
What if we decided that beautiful things, not superficial; TRULY beautiful things were what mattered to us, collectively?
What if we decided that everyone looked beautiful, or had aspects of themselves that were beautiful?
I think the algorithm would have no choice but to bend to that collective decision.
It'd be as E.Z. as like, share, tweet!
Sharing the things we love, and want to see more of... I think that's how we break AI. I think that's how we break the algorithm. I think... that's how we come to see one another as humans worth living amongst and saving our living planet for.
...Please?