{"id":52110,"date":"2023-12-18T07:30:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T06:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/a-desk.org\/?p=52110"},"modified":"2023-12-18T16:36:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T15:36:54","slug":"algoritmos-de-poder-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/a-desk.org\/en\/magazine\/algoritmos-de-poder-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Algorithms of power"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that the debate surrounding artificial intelligence, how and who controls its reach and limitations, is officially on the table, we retrieve an essay directed by Mar\u00eda Mu\u00f1oz published in 2019<\/a>. Said essay intended to explore \u2018our hyperconnected existence, when it comes to the use of technology and information in our society, the power of algorithms, which make our choices, and their impact regarding contemporary culture\u2019. Conjointly, Lorenzo Sandoval took a deeper look into the origins of the algorithm, at a specific place and moment in time: IX century, current Uzbekistan. Armen Avanessian introduced four aphorisms regarding a present future entirely digital. Kostis Stafylakis dug into the social media polarization. Ana Llurba talked to Momu & Noes in regards to hyperconnectivity. Peter Kirn brought us closer to machine learning as a new way of understanding music theory. Lastly, Bani Brusadin warned us that obsessing about the future can lead us to disregard the present\u2026<\/p>\n

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Soundscapes for A*DESK 3\/4 by Josephine Soundscapes<\/h3>\n

Through associative concepts and literal-non-literal games, these music suggestions refine, complement, or enhance the topic regarded in the essay.<\/p>\n

ALGORITHMS OF POWER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Connected to Michael Pepi\u2019s quote, introducing Mar\u00eda Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s paper, I thought of stressing that said externalized decision-making skills, employed when picking songs, could summarize the entire text. We shall, for entertainment purposes, continue to believe in the alleged magic behind the algorithm tied to all our daily consumptions.<\/p>\n

We shall start with a rather quick game, an apparently simple search algorithm. Maybe the simplest of actions: finding something in databases, which may be defined by different parameters, so as to, then, choose from several options. Much easier than just listening to me as I read this text.<\/p>\n

Using an online word counter<\/a> in Mar\u00eda\u2019s text I find the most recurring word to be digital<\/em>, repeated eight times. Other facts regarding the text could be, the publishing year, and the publishing country, Spain.<\/p>\n

We shall move onto music platforms or applications I use daily, those I am more familiar with, these being: Bandcamp (platform for independent artists, used as a store), Tidal (streaming platform I use as a replacement to the standard Spotify*) and Discogs (website and database encompassing all information regarding published music, created by its users). Lastly, the search engine Google, with a more complex search object. I avoid YouTube because of its immense amount of content, which cannot be previously reduced with a simple keyword song search.<\/p>\n

*I want to clarify that I do not use Spotify to listen to music, only podcasts, and I do not have a premium account, the reason for that being its dreadful revenue policies for its artists and creators of the content they immensely capitalize on. Here I leave an article to help understand this choice taken by many<\/a> Nonetheless, only for the sake of involving it in this article, I have been able to log in, using the account of someone close to me, and play the game.<\/p>\n

Writing the keyword digital<\/em> to search for songs (including said word in their title), or on websites or applications, when possible, together with other keywords or complete sentences or using search filters, we find the following song list:<\/p>\n

– \u00a0Bandcamp. INPUT: digital, track. OUTPUT: The Weeknd – Blinding Lights (Mass Digital Remix) – Mass Digital<\/a><\/p>\n

– \u00a0Tidal: \u00a0INPUT: \u00a0digital, canciones [songs].\u00a0 OUTPUT: \u00a0M Pavanjay – \u00a0Digital Drop<\/a><\/p>\n

– \u00a0Discogs: \u00a0INPUT: \u00a0digital, 2016, Spain, relevance.\u00a0 OUTPUT: \u00a0 Ohm Saw – Digital<\/a><\/p>\n

– Spotify: \u00a0INPUT: \u00a0digital, canciones [songs].\u00a0 OUTPUT<\/a><\/p>\n

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These different results allow us to appreciate at first, and without really understanding the entire process, that the mystery and magic of what we are shown is never innocent. Without digging too deep into it, we shall at least understand its behavior and its implications<\/a>. We shall be left with the wondering thought of, not only the obtained results, but also everything we were not shown, and the reason behind said omission (why those songs, and why us?).<\/p>\n

Now though, which song you will choose to listen to today has nothing to do with me, I have already made my choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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