{"id":7717,"date":"2022-11-06T11:37:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T10:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/06\/how-does-tiktoks-uncanny-algorithm-decide-what-you-see-we-tested-it-on-three-people\/"},"modified":"2022-11-06T11:37:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T10:37:52","slug":"how-does-tiktoks-uncanny-algorithm-decide-what-you-see-we-tested-it-on-three-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/06\/how-does-tiktoks-uncanny-algorithm-decide-what-you-see-we-tested-it-on-three-people\/","title":{"rendered":"How does TikTok\u2019s uncanny algorithm decide what you see? We tested it on three people"},"content":{"rendered":"

A week-long experiment by the Guardian showcased how widely each person\u2019s experience and \u2018For You\u2019 page varied<\/p>\n

Dance videos, viral pranks, adorable pets, beauty tutorials and 60-second recipes. A scroll through TikTok\u2019s \u201cFor You\u201d page offers a steady stream of strange and delightful content that can feel both chaotic and somehow perfectly suited to your tastes.<\/p>\n

But how exactly does TikTok\u2019s algorithm<\/a> decide what to serve up, and why do you get that eerie feeling it knows you better than you know yourself?<\/p>\n

Create a brand new account using their real identities (even if they already had one)<\/p>\n

Open their \u201cFor You\u201d page at the same time every morning<\/p>\n

Make a note of the first 10 videos the algorithm served up<\/p>\n

Repeat for seven days<\/p>\n

Continue reading…<\/a>
\nA week-long experiment by the Guardian showcased how widely each person\u2019s experience and \u2018For You\u2019 page varied
\nDance videos, viral pranks, adorable pets, beauty tutorials and 60-second recipes. A scroll through TikTok\u2019s \u201cFor You\u201d page offers a steady stream of strange and delightful content that can feel both chaotic and somehow perfectly suited to your tastes.
\nBut how exactly does TikTok\u2019s algorithm decide what to serve up, and why do you get that eerie feeling it knows you better than you know yourself?
\nCreate a brand new account using their real identities (even if they already had one)
\nOpen their \u201cFor You\u201d page at the same time every morning
\nMake a note of the first 10 videos the algorithm served up
\nRepeat for seven days Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A week-long experiment by the Guardian showcased how widely each person\u2019s experience and \u2018For You\u2019 page varied Dance videos, viral pranks, adorable pets, beauty tutorials and 60-second recipes. A scroll through TikTok\u2019s \u201cFor You\u201d page offers a steady stream of strange and delightful content that can feel both chaotic and somehow perfectly suited to your …<\/p>\n

How does TikTok\u2019s uncanny algorithm decide what you see? We tested it on three people<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":7718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7717"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}