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What is the great strength and weakness of Silicon Valley?
What is the great strength and weakness of Silicon Valley?
The great strength is its propensity to redefine social questions as engineering problems. The great weakness is that it may overlook the human aspect of issues.
According to Tim O'Reilly, what approach should Facebook and similar organizations take in addressing the content of web pages?
According to Tim O'Reilly, what approach should Facebook and similar organizations take in addressing the content of web pages?
They should create algorithms that not only select engaging material, but also identify and remove false information.
What has Google done to identify valuable content on web pages?
What has Google done to identify valuable content on web pages?
Google has created algorithms that analyze metadata for 'signals' indicating the presence of valuable content.
How does Tim O'Reilly propose that Facebook's algorithms can combat fake news?
How does Tim O'Reilly propose that Facebook's algorithms can combat fake news?
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What does Zeynep Tufekci suggest in response to Tim O'Reilly's argument?
What does Zeynep Tufekci suggest in response to Tim O'Reilly's argument?
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