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 Twitter founder Jack Dorsey warns social media is draining people of free will
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Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, expressed concern at the Oslo Freedom Forum that social media algorithms are draining people of their free will. He believes that social media and internet companies that curate content to maximize user engagement are just the first manifestation of this danger. Dorsey argues that AI tools will know us better than we know ourselves and will influence our thinking at a subconscious level, even if their algorithms are transparent. Elon Musk, who purchased Twitter, agrees with Dorsey's warning. Dorsey suggests creating a marketplace of algorithms that give users choice and the ability to switch between algorithms or build their own. He also warns about the risk of becoming dependent on a few corporations that commercialize AI technology, such as OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Anthropic. Dorsey believes that the free speech debate is a distraction and that the real debate should be about free will.

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https://fortune.com/2024/06/06/elon-musk-jack-dorsey-twitter-x-social-media-algorithms-free-will/