Welcome to the Molly Rose Foundation, where you are only permitted to say *negative* things about algorithmically-curated feed content, but never *positive* things
https://alecmuffett.com/article/114576
#OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #algorithms

Welcome to the Molly Rose Foundation, where you are only permitted to say *negative* things about algorithmically-curated feed content, but never *positive* things
https://alecmuffett.com/article/114576
#OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #algorithms
My data have not been verified but my work is highly reproducible.
- Downloads (csv, img, dump) https://decompwlj.com
- Algorithms https://oeis.org/wiki/Decomposition_into_weight_*_level_%2B_jump#Algorithms
I recently had a bad experience with a coding challenge interview–bad because I didn’t do a good enough job.
I decided to revisit some coding challenge sites to practice more–not just solutions, but design.
That brought me to this challenge: implementing an abstract datatype for managing cookie jars. :) Or, three solutions to a playful problem.
Please enjoy reading!
'Three syntactic patterns appear consistently:
• Passive constructions, such as “Data shall be retained,” which avoid naming the actor.
• Nominalizations, such as “submission,” which replace verbs like “submit” to obscure who acts.
• Instruction templates without subjects, such as “Confirm identity before approval,” which issue commands without specifying any agent.
'Each of these forms is grammatically acceptable and often institutionally adopted. What unites them is that they structurally remove the subject, the speaker, and the agent.
'Why This Has Consequences
'Where no one is named, no one is held accountable.
[…]
'Formality, once a guarantee of procedure, becomes a mask for the absence of responsibility.
'Documents continue to function. Authority continues to be exercised. Yet no one signs, and no one speaks.'
https://www.agustinvstartari.com/post/who-gave-the-order-when-ai-issues-commands-without-a-speaker by @agustinstartari
5-minute study bursts: The science behind learning in micro-moments https://www.byteseu.com/1297384/ #Algorithms #attention #breaks #knowledge #learning #QuantumPhysics #Science #Study #studying #UniversityOfSydney
My data have not been verified but my work is highly reproducible.
- Downloads (csv, img, dump) https://decompwlj.com
- Algorithms https://oeis.org/wiki/Decomposition_into_weight_*_level_%2B_jump#Algorithms
Differentiable Economics: Strategic Behavior, Mechanisms, and Machine Learning
Reboot podcast (15-8-2025): Οι πρώτες εντυπώσεις από το GPT-5 της OpenAI
--
>> https://youtu.be/_09pmbc0iTQ
>> https://open.spotify.com/episode/6nbqfl54aVQg8a52bRZKwM?si=_IKu6xh7SfCLFmDUFbKoGg
https://www.europesays.com/2329960/ A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation #algorithms #ArtificialIntelligence #DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency #doge #ElonMusk #Government #Musk #NationalAffairs #Politics #regulation
Study: #SocialMedia probably can’t be fixed
It's no secret that much of social media has become profoundly #dysfunctional. …A small number of high-profile users garner the lion's share of attention and influence, and the #algorithms designed to maximize #engagement end up merely #amplifying #outrage and #conflict , ensuring the dominance of the loudest and most #extreme users—thereby increasing #polarization even more.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/study-social-media-probably-cant-be-fixed/
GPT-5 Doesn't Dislike You—It Might Just Need a Benchmark for Emotional Intelligence
I wonder if there is some sort of algorithmic shift in #youtube?
I have been getting increasingly pushed with vile christian nationalist bullshit in there, like this one which basically states that there is no such thing as left politics.
The presenter insists instead that these people are pure evil, and anyone on the left is lying as a cover-up, merely to make it appear ”as if it was a political position”.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VxZGVAOMgXA
#algorithms #hatespeech #ChristianNationalism
#Discovery and #Virality #Algorithms powered by #AI identify viral trends and surface news faster than humans, amplifying the speed at which stories spread globally.
#Misinformation #AItools help platforms detect #fakenews, flag content, and promote credible sources, but challenges remain in balancing accuracy and freedom of speech.
#Engagement AI analyses #userbehaviour to optimise headlines, timing, and content types, keeping audiences engaged.
https://www.europesays.com/2321440/ OpenAI Scrambles to Update GPT-5 After Users Revolt #algorithms #america #Chatbots #ChatGPT #MentalHealth #OpenAI #SamAltman #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USNews #USA #USANews
The new algorithm for directed cheapest routes "slices the graph into layers, moving outward from the source like Dijkstra’s. But rather than deal with the whole frontier at each step, it uses the Bellman-Ford algorithm to pinpoint influential nodes, moves forward from these nodes to find the shortest paths to others, and later comes back to other frontier nodes. It doesn’t always find the nodes within each layer in order of increasing distance, so the sorting barrier doesn’t apply. And if you chop up the graph in the right way, it runs slightly faster than the best version of Dijkstra’s algorithm. It’s considerably more intricate, relying on many pieces that need to fit together just right. But curiously, none of the pieces use fancy mathematics."
https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-method-is-the-fastest-way-to-find-the-best-routes-20250806/
"Truth does not matter to reactionary authoritarians. Only power."
~ Noah Berlatsky
#Trump #Republicans #algorithms #facts #data #statistics #truth #authoritarianism #power
/2
https://plus.flux.community/p/sydney-sweeney-and-phantom-lib-syndrome
"The most sophisticated players — Trump's digital operation, his media allies, and their orbiting influencers — understand that controlling the feed means controlling the conversation. And controlling the conversation is power."
~ Carolyn Orr Bueno
#Trump #Republicans #algorithms #facts #data #statistics #truth #authoritarianism #power
/1
https://weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/silent-coup-how-trumps-allies-are
**Robin Hood Math: Take Control of the Algorithms That Run Your Life**
"_Giansiracusa, associate professor of mathematics at Bentley University, describes his newest work as an educational book about math, but those who freeze at the mention of mathematics can take heart—this reads like a good yarn. Full of engaging stories about how ideas about calculation took shape, it reveals how algorithms intersect with our everyday lives._"
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/noah-giansiracusa/robin-hood-math/.
#Algorithms #Maths #Mathematics #Math #Nonfiction #BookReview #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon
ACLU: Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are “Suspicious”
"...the company is also now apparently analyzing our driving patterns to determine if we’re “suspicious.” That means if your police start using Flock, they could target you just because some algorithm has decided your movement patterns suggest criminality...."
Stable Chores with Java: Building a Fair Assignment API Using the Gale-Shapley Algorithm
Build a REST API That Distributes Household Tasks Fairly
https://myfear.substack.com/p/fair-chore-assignment-java-quarkus-gale-shapley
#Java #Quarkus #REST #FairAssignment #Algorithms