• Division begets division in th...

*Result*: Division begets division in the age of algorithmic classification.

Title:
Division begets division in the age of algorithmic classification.
Authors:
Ford, Trenton W. (AUTHOR) twford@wm.edu
Source:
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Nov2025, Vol. 81 Issue 6, p481-484. 4p.
Subject Terms:
*CLASSIFICATION algorithms, *SOCIAL media, *PARTICIPATION, *DIGITAL technology, *PROBLEM solving, *SOCIAL disorganization, *DEHUMANIZATION
Reviews & Products:
DISCORD (Web resource)
Database:
Academic Search Index

*Further Information*

*The online information landscape, driven in large part by social media, rewards engagement and is curated by classification algorithms. This simple combination is the problem at the heart of society's fracturing and discord. To slow societal division and potentially return from the brink, people must first understand how fundamental the problem is. Only then can they devise solutions to help push back against the algorithmic forces trying to tear society apart. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]*