How Algorithms Control Our World 🌍 | Kevin Slavin's Eye-Opening Talk

Discover how algorithms are shaping and dominating our daily lives in this compelling TED Talk by Kevin Slavin. Learn about the hidden forces behind technology and their impact on society.

How Algorithms Control Our World 🌍 | Kevin Slavin's Eye-Opening Talk
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486.1K views • Jul 21, 2011
How Algorithms Control Our World 🌍 | Kevin Slavin's Eye-Opening Talk

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http://www.ted.com 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.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.

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