Researchers say Twitter's open sourced For You code is missing context to fully explain the service's recommendations, despite a supposed push for transparency
part of the CEO's new approach to media inquiries.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... @theatlantic : Twitter's decision to “open source” its algorithm is unprecedented—and filled with problems, @mimbsy writes. https://on.theatln.tc/nBAnB7h @igorbrigadir : @mimbsy Yep, pretty spot on. Digging in to the code is way more fun for people who work with these kinds of systems, but for most people, not very exciting at best, or misleading and confusing at worst. A few contributors are keeping technical notes here tho: https://github.com/... James Fawcette / @thefawcette : “#Twitter has become less transparent since #Musk, not more, despite showy announcements such as this one.” .. policies once used to safeguard users “are now being rewritten in obviously nonsensical ways to fit with the whims of its owner.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... @lizjosullivan : My first time in @TheAtlantic stating the obvious: “If Mr Musk truly valued transparency or the equal expression of all voices in this so-called town square, he would invite outside auditors to conduct & publish independent reviews of the technology” but somehow I think he won't. https://twitter.com/... Damon Beres / @dlberes : Such a great piece about Twitter's bogus “open sourcing,” the meaning of true algorithmic transparency, and the many ways Musk has only made this platform more chaotic and opaque. (NPR as state-affiliated media? Come on!) by @mimbsy https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
“When I emailed Twitter's press email asking for comment about its supposed push for transparency, I received an auto-reply containing a single poop emoji—part of the CEO's new approach to media inquiries.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
My first time in @TheAtlantic stating the obvious: “If Mr Musk truly valued transparency or the equal expression of all voices in this so-called town square, he would invite outside auditors to conduct & publish independent reviews of the technology” but somehow I think he won't.…
@mimbsy Yep, pretty spot on. Digging in to the code is way more fun for people who work with these kinds of systems, but for most people, not very exciting at best, or misleading and confusing at worst. A few contributors are keeping technical notes here tho: https://github.com/.…
Such a great piece about Twitter's bogus “open sourcing,” the meaning of true algorithmic transparency, and the many ways Musk has only made this platform more chaotic and opaque. (NPR as state-affiliated media? Come on!) by @mimbsy https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
“#Twitter has become less transparent since #Musk, not more, despite showy announcements such as this one.” .. policies once used to safeguard users “are now being rewritten in obviously nonsensical ways to fit with the whims of its owner.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...