Those Algorithms That Govern Our Lives

By Paul Kedrosky · July 12, 2011 · ·

Kevin Slavin on the algorithmic construction of reality:

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Comments

  1. kim says:
    July 12, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    This is hogwash. You should watch this documentary by BBC's Adam Curtis: All Watched Over by Loving Machines.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/2011/05/all…

    • Paul Kedrosky says:
      July 12, 2011 at 5:09 pm

      While I'm tempted just to delete this message, I'll briefly engage…. “Hogwash”? Hardly. And the Curtis documentary isn't even on thesame subject.

  2. besanson says:
    July 12, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    Good Video!
    The end (dark pools) was a little bit poor. Because he couldn't round up the concept of (i think) working outside the establish system (in this case algos-in wall street) to produce a new "equilibrium".

    • Paul Kedrosky says:
      July 12, 2011 at 9:18 pm

      Agreed. He over-reached with the dark pool stuff, in part because itwas clearly not his domain and he was trying too hard to make it fitthe metaphor. Nevertheless, smart guy and interesting viewing.

  3. Rajesh Sharma says:
    July 13, 2011 at 10:28 pm

    Pretty valiant attempt to simplify the abstract nature and influence of algorithm in our daily existence. Some of the “black boxes” [movie script, arresting someone(??)] simply sounds unreal but are obviously true. Good stuff!

  4. yetufun says:
    July 19, 2011 at 9:37 am

    In a cultural context — aren't the "dark pools" simply a metaphor to what we usually identify as counter-culture/"indie" and the algorithm-managed cultural production main-stream?