Aurélie Jean is a doctor of science and an entrepreneur. She has notably published
On the other side of the Machine.
Voyage of a Scientist to the Land of Algorithms
(2019) and
Do Algorithms Make the Law?
(2022), published by L'Observatoire.
Elon Musk, the boss of Twitter, has just announced that he will publish part of the source code for the platform at the blue bird at the end of the month.
In particular, he will publicly share the code in which the engineers programmed, sometimes more than ten years ago, the algorithms for recommending content such as posts or accounts of other users.
These same recommendations that guide our behavior on the social network but also tend to weaken the debate by highlighting more controversial, transgressive or conspiratorial content.
The move follows the result of a poll Musk conducted a year earlier, in which more than eight in ten voters said they wanted the code open-source.
Musk admits...
This article is for subscribers only.
You have 82% left to discover.
Want to read more?
Unlock all items immediately.
Without engagement.
TEST FOR €0.99
Already subscribed?
Login
