Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture by Kyle Chayka

Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture

Kyle Chayka

304 pages first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology technology informative reflective medium-paced
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What happens when our cultural and artistic lives are dictated to us by an algorithm? What does it mean when shareability supersedes innovation? How can we make a choice when the options have been so carefully arranged for us?From coffee shops to ...

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