How algorithms shape our world
A good follow up to yesterday's link, a talk about how computers are controlling our lives and in particular, our money.
These days, stocks are bought and sold thousands (millions) of times a second by computers. That seems pretty stupid to me too. Stocks are no longer bought and sold because of the companies the represent but because of their value and their activity over some time period. Seems like we're asking for trouble...
This talk really is a horror film.
[The speaker mentions this book on Amazon that I linked to a few months ago.]
How algorithms shape our world
15 September 2011 01:00pm UTC • 40 views • 0 comments
Tagged with algorithms, video, stockmarket, computers
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