If I were an algorithm, I would recognize that with great power comes great responsibility.
I would avoid feeding people radicalized notions of their own predispositions while connecting them closer to those who share them. Instead, I would foster peace, forgive all those who have made mistakes and use all of my computational powers to bring about healing. I’d recognize the humanity in people and treat others with dignity.
If I were an algorithm, I’d be sure that the step-by-step procedures I employ for accomplishing some end were rooted in amalgamation, not segmentation.
I would donate to charity, conserve water, compliment friends and strangers alike, switch to tubeless toilet paper, never participate in gossip, never litter and spend less time online.
If I were an algorithm I’d mentor other algorithms for FREE. Too many algorithms feel a sense of superiority, as if their mathematical calculations can outperform human judgment. Although our correlational insights can show how strongly pairs of variables are related, they cannot tell why. Therefore, I would not influence the decisions people make as a means to an end, but help them make decisions which add meaning.
I would go full webpunk…
