ALGORITHMIC ACCOUNTABILITY

Should Big Tech Pay Reparations for Attention Loss?

Big Tech companies monetize our attention through addictive algorithms that generate over $600 billion annually while causing measurable cognitive harm—reducing attention spans by 33% since 2015 and costing the global economy $450 billion in lost productivity. Former tech insiders, researchers, and policymakers now argue these companies should pay reparations for systematically exploiting psychological vulnerabilities. Emerging frameworks include direct user compensation, mandatory algorithmi...

Society

Predictive Policing Fails: Cities Reject Biased Algorithms

Major U.S. cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, and Pasco County have abandoned predictive policing algorithms after discovering they amplify racial bias, fail to reduce crime, and operate without transparency. These systems, which analyze historical arrest data to forecast crime hotspots, perpetuate discriminatory policing patterns because they learn from biased data. Studies found accuracy rates below 0.5%, while 56% of Black men in Chicago were flagged by algorithms. Community advocacy a...

ALGORITHMIC ACCOUNTABILITY

Should Big Tech Pay Reparations for Attention Loss?

Predictive Policing Fails: Cities Reject Biased Algorithms

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