youTube is experimenting with ways to make its algorithm even more addictive 1984, ai, data, google, hopelessness, human guinea pig, know, monopoly, psychology, technology https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614432/youtube-algorithm-gets-more-addictive/?utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_medium=tr_social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1569841655
chinese scientists develop handheld sonic weapon for crowd control 1984, apocalypse, hopelessness, human guinea pig, technology, war, weapon https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3028071/chinese-scientists-develop-handheld-sonic-weapon-crowd-control
facebook acquires neural interface startup CTRL-Labs for its mind-reading wristband 1984, ai, facebook, human guinea pig, privacy, psychology, surveillance, technology https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/23/20881032/facebook-ctrl-labs-acquisition-neural-interface-armband-ar-vr-deal
how social media shapes our identity 1984, bias, dystopia, ethic, facebook, human guinea pig, know, psychology, technology https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/how-social-media-shapes-our-identity?verso=true
the machine always wins: what drives our addiction to social media 1984, bias, dystopia, facebook, health, human guinea pig, know, psychology, technology https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/23/social-media-addiction-gambling
why reCAPTCHA is actually an act of human torture 1984, ai, data, dystopia, ethic, hopelessness, human guinea pig, know, psychology, technology https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2019/08/23/why-recaptcha-is-actually-an-act-of-human-torture/
“mad scientist” mom turns autistic son into a “cyborg” bias, dystopia, ethic, hopelessness, human guinea pig https://futurism.com/mad-scientist-mom-turns-autistic-son-cyborg
Facebook moderators break their NDAs to expose desperate working conditions 1984, dystopia, facebook, fail, hopelessness, human guinea pig, know https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/19/18681845/facebook-moderator-interviews-video-trauma-ptsd-cognizant-tampa
ghosts in the machines: the invisible human labour that lurks behind technology 1984, dystopia, ethic, hopelessness, human guinea pig https://www.newstatesman.com/2019/06/ghosts-machines-invisible-human-labour-lurks-behind-technology
walmart has unleashed an army of robots in its stores and workers aren’t exactly thrilled about it 1984, dystopia, ethic, human guinea pig, robot Walmart has unleashed an army of robots in its stores and workers aren’t exactly thrilled about it