how algorithms work

Content algorithms are complicated. It's time to break them down so everyone can understand them. Read these stories to learn how algorithms work.

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On iteration: Why digital business folks and content producers don’t always see eye-to-eye

On iteration: Why digital business folks and content producers don’t always see eye-to-eye

Iteration is a repetition of a process to solve a specific problem, and it’s a big part of how machine learning algorithms are developed. But the way devs and data scientists think about iteration doesn’t always match with editorial and entertainment industry production methodologies and norms.

Mass-produced iteration vs. collaborative auteurs: The Wahlburgers–First Cow continuum

Mass-produced iteration vs. collaborative auteurs: The Wahlburgers–First Cow continuum

As we exit 2022 and enter into our new world of "generative AI," I recommend establishing a new framework for content evaluation: The Wahlburgers–First Cow continuum.

Challenge accepted: ChatGPT's AI-generated content vs. high-quality writing

Challenge accepted: ChatGPT's AI-generated content vs. high-quality writing

What ChatGPT does well is provide examples of bad writing, ad nauseam. But it's also part of a more helpful AI-powered trend.

What is Google's Helpful Content update? And why should we quit creating "SEO content"

What is Google's Helpful Content update? And why should we quit creating "SEO content"

Here are ten clear steps to ensure the content on your website is considered helpful by algorithms and humans.

Algorithm entertainment industry ouroboros

Algorithm entertainment industry ouroboros

How are algorithms portrayed on tv, and how does that compare with how they actually work?

Debunking the myth of feeding the beast

Debunking the myth of feeding the beast

What really works to make digital content successful? Realistic strategies for posting and navigating algorithms.

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