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Algorithms that customize marketing to your phone could also influence your views on warfare

  • Written by Justin Pelletier, Professor of Practice of Computing Security, Rochester Institute of Technology
Algorithms that customize marketing to your phone could also influence your views on warfareCould AI algorithms sway the public mood?Paper Trident/iStock via Getty Images

When a coupon suddenly appears on your phone as you approach a store, you might find it convenient and even helpful. But the same AI systems that know where you are and try to influence your purchases can be used to infer what you fear, what you trust and which stories...

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