我们为了让人点广告，正在造一个反乌托邦

Technosociologist Zeynep Tufekci argues that the machine-learning systems used to serve ads also decide what political and social information people see. She explains how opaque algorithms can nudge, segment and manipulate users, and warns that the real danger is powerful people using AI to control populations.

Why HN likes it: HN commenters cite it whenever engagement-optimizing feeds, micro-targeting or ad infrastructure come up, as an accessible warning about algorithmic amplification.

“This TED talk[0] on persuasion architectures brings up some interesting moral arguments against this idea.”