Chapter
The Future of Advertising and Social Media
35:58 - 42:26 (06:27)
The speaker discusses how advertising through social media has led to manipulation rather than establishing deeper connections between individuals. They propose potential solutions, such as creating algorithms that respect human beings' experiences and developing empathy-provoking advertisements.
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The current social media mechanisms are manipulative and not empathetic towards human beings.
35:58 - 40:28 (04:29)
Summary
The current social media mechanisms are manipulative and not empathetic towards human beings. There is a need for better ways to do social media that promote deeper connections between humans and help them become better, by utilizing identity and personality in the algorithms.
ChapterThe Future of Advertising and Social Media
Episode#218 – Jaron Lanier: Virtual Reality, Social Media & the Future of Humans and AI
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The advent of social media has changed the landscape of advertising, with algorithms working on feedback loops that present stimuli to users.
40:28 - 42:26 (01:57)
Summary
The advent of social media has changed the landscape of advertising, with algorithms working on feedback loops that present stimuli to users. While advertising before social media helped bring people to modernity, these fast response circuits are not conducive to our best selves.