I want to thank everyone for being here today to examine the use of persuasive technologies on internet platforms. Each of our Witnesses Today has a great deal of expertise with respect to to algorithms and as well as in the more narrow context of engagement and persuasion and brings unique perspectives to these matters. Your participation in this hearing is appreciated. I con vain this hearing in part to inform legislation i am developing to give consumers the option to engage with the platform without having the experience shaped by algorithm use specific data. Internet platforms have transferred the way we interact and made positive ways on society in ways too numerous to counting. The vast majority of content is innocuous and at its best it is entertaining, educational and beneficial to the public. However, the powerful mechanisms behind these platforms also have the ability or at least the potential to influence the thoughts and behaviors of literally billions of people. As one re
On internet platforms each witness has information on algorithms and Machine Learning, as well as engagement and persuasion and brings unique perspectives to these matters. Your participation in this hearing is appreciated mr. Rosensteinly as this committee continues to work on drafting data privacy legislation. Icon veeped this hearing in part to inform legislation im developing that would require internet platforms to give the user information to engage with the platforms without using algorithms pushed by certain data. The vast majority of content on these platforms is at its best, entertaining and beneficial to the public. However they also have the ability or at least potential to influence the thoughts and behaviors of literally billions of people. As one reason why theres widespread unease about the power of these platforms and why its important for the public to understand how they use the algorithms to make inferences from the reams of data about us that affect behavior and in
Good morning its thursday. We have another jam packed show for you. Lets kick things off with a look at the European Equity markets. We are fairly even steven. We are looking at a 0. 1 decline for the stoxx 600 this morning weve lost a bit of steam in todays trading session after three days of gains. Lets look at the european markets one by one the ftse mib in italy hanging on to some marginal gains elsewhere, the xetra dax, cac cac seeing small declines. We have plenty of data out today in the form of july retail sales, eurozone inflation and the ecb minutes. When it comes to the sectors, were seeing once again basic resources leading the charge up 0. 6 , this comes on the back of strong gains in that sector yesterday on the back of chinese construction spending. Today metal prices are flying once again lets come back to the big story of the day and of the week President Trumps two big Business Councils have been disba disbanded. The bosses of some of the top u. S. Corporates decided
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