2022/05/25

Algorithmic Agents and AI Actively Shape Cultural Evolution—Despite Human Bias

“Humans tended to prefer solutions from other humans over those proposed by algorithms, because they were more intuitive, or were less costly upfront—even if they paid off more, later.”
– Tech journalist Edward Ongweso Jr, on human bias demonstrated in a new study by researchers at the Center for Human and Machines at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development that showed how “algorithmic agents and AI may play an active role in shaping cultural evolution”
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