Beyond the AlgorithmDr. Dr. Brigitte E.S. JansenThis post was originally published on this site.
Beyond the Algorithm
A series on cybernetics, systems theory, and the question of machine consciousness. Each episode takes one thinker seriously in their own terms, then tests those ideas against the systems being built today. Episodes stand on their own, but they were written in sequence, and the arc rewards listening in order.
Created by Brigitte E. S. Jansen. Produced by the Gesellschaft für Arbeitsmethodik e.V., a non-profit association founded in 1954 and based in Baden-Baden, Germany.
Narrated by a synthetic voice. In a series about machine minds, that is part of the argument rather than a production shortcut.
All episodes and further reading: bta.global-future-association.com
The association: gfaev.de
Comments, corrections, and disagreements are welcome.
Description:
Who controls what we see? This episode explores the attention economy and how algorithms filter and shape our perception. What does it mean for democracy, culture, and individual freedom?
Shownotes:
- The logic of attention – from TV to TikTok
- Filter bubbles and echo chambers
- Case studies: Social media feeds and political influence
- Towards a culture of mindful digital use
Literaturhinweise:
- Tim Wu, The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads, Knopf, New York, 2016.
- Eli Pariser, The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You, Penguin Press, New York, 2011.
- Byung-Chul Han, Im Schwarm: Ansichten des Digitalen, Matthes & Seitz, Berlin, 2013.
- Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, PublicAffairs, New York, 2019.
More from the Gesellschaft für Arbeitsmethodik
The association and its other programmes:
gfaev.de Our other podcast series, all in German:
GfA – Der Podcast · The same questions pursued in German, currently the series “Das Bewusstsein der Maschinen”:
gfa-ev.com
GfA Kulturwelten · Art, music and cultural history, including a series on the history of Tango Argentino: kulturwelten.
gfaev-online.com
Gut zu Wissen: KI & SEO Insights · Artificial intelligence, search and structured data, for people who have to make it work in practice:
gfaev.eu
GfA History · Recorded lectures from the association:
gfa-web.de
If something here was wrong, or right in a way we did not expect, write to us. Corrections and objections find their way into later episodes.
