Algorithms Are Everywhere. How You Can Take Back Control

Published: Jan. 20, 2023, 10:30 a.m.

Computer algorithms and artificial intelligence increasingly affect more and more of our lives, from the content we\u2019re shown online, to the music we enjoy, to how our household appliances work. But the results these algorithms produce may be changing our world in ways users may not fully understand. WSJ\u2019s Danny Lewis speaks with psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer, director of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy at the University of Potsdam. He\u2019s spent decades studying how people make choices and find patterns when faced with uncertainty, and has some ideas about how to navigate and improve the relationship between AI and our society.\n\nFurther reading: \n\nThe Backstory of ChatGPT Creator OpenAI\xa0\nNew York City Delays Enforcement of AI Bias Law\xa0\nHow AI That Powers Chatbots and Search Queries Could Discover New Drugs\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices