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Collectively, these technologies weaned the United States off the familiar model of formal empire. They replaced colonization with globalization.
How to Hide an Empire
Daniel Immerwahr
A so-called objective function, a mathematical means of scoring outcomes, can reward the algorithm if it guesses correctly. This process is how commercial AI works. YouTube, for example, wants to keep its users engaged, watching more videos so that they keep seeing ads. The objective function is designed to maximize user engagement. The algorithm tries to serve up content that keeps a user’s eyes on the page. Depending on whether its guess was right or wrong, the algorithm updates its model of what the user is likely to respond to.
Spirals of Delusion
foreignaffairs.com
Fare revenue is usually about 1/10th to 1/5th of an average bus agency’s income.
Free Fares vs. More Service
Darrell Owens
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