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Erosion and Remodeling: New Alienation of User Subjects Led by Intelligent Algorithms

Muting SunZhejiang University of Media and Communication Naye JiZhejiang University of Media and Communication*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

As the core technological means of today's artificial intelligence products, intelligent algorithms have become an indispensable tool for human development. They have led the progress of the intelligent era, fully demonstrating the powerful charm and infinite possibilities of technology, and depicting a hopeful intelligent future. However, while bringing convenience and imagination to users, it also makes them objects dominated by intelligent technology, gradually losing their independence and creativity as humans, losing their ability to criticize and think deeply, and causing a series of inevitable alienation problems that cannot be ignored. This article uses qualitative research methods to conduct in-depth interviews with respondents, extract their attitudes and opinions towards one of the artificial intelligence technologies - algorithms, and organize and analyze them. The phenomenon of "new alienation" brought about by reshaping algorithms is based on users' real thinking and more accurate needs, breaking the constraints of intelligence and adding benefits to the development of algorithms.

Keywords: algorithms; new alienation; autonomy; erosion; remodeling
Published: September 20, 2024
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/36/2024BJ0035
Volume: CHR Vol.36
pp. 61-72
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