gabriele97@lemmy.g97.top to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWhat scares you most? And why exactly this?lemmy.g97.topimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down11
arrow-up119arrow-down1imageWhat scares you most? And why exactly this?lemmy.g97.topgabriele97@lemmy.g97.top to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareNumbersCanBeFun@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoYou know these algorithms are designed for predictive advertisement based off your previous activity. What is likely going on is this: 10,000 users who searched these terms also decided to search or want this “thing” next. “Woah, it’s reading my mind! How did it know I was thinking about that?!” It’s funny, nobody pays attention when the algorithm guesses wrong, we only notice it when it’s freakishly accurate.
You know these algorithms are designed for predictive advertisement based off your previous activity. What is likely going on is this:
10,000 users who searched these terms also decided to search or want this “thing” next.
“Woah, it’s reading my mind! How did it know I was thinking about that?!”
It’s funny, nobody pays attention when the algorithm guesses wrong, we only notice it when it’s freakishly accurate.