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Are algorithms really ruining democracy?
Season 1 · Episode 24

Are algorithms really ruining democracy?

The Business of Tech · BusinessDesk

October 11, 202349m 2s

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Show Notes

With the 2023 general election just days away we have one last episode around tech and politics, this time looking at the fear that concerted and bad-faith social media campaigns are eroding the very fabric of democracy.

We're joined by Ximena Smith from the public interest think tank Brainbox Institute who digs into whether the outcome of democratic elections are really being swung by social media and all its algorithms.

We also dig into some of the latest news, including the National Party's space policy, agritech robots, and how AI is failing to live up to its promise.

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