How algorithms change the way we see the world

Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN Facebook, Google, Twitter – they all use algorithms, those machine learning systems designed and developed to “learn” what users are interested in. The pictures we see in social media photo streams are dictated by them, as are search results and the music we listen to on online radio stations. So how much influence do they have on the way we access information and the way we make decisions? Can social network sway public opinion? We’ve asked Kevin Slavin from MIT Lab. Visit our website: http://www.france24.com Like us on Facebook:   / france24.english   Follow us on Twitter:   / france24_en