facebook hooked
He got Facebook hooked on AI. Now he can't fix its misinformation addiction
Quiñonero was a natural pick for the job. He, as much as anybody, was the one responsible for Facebook's position as an AI powerhouse. In his six years at Facebook, he'd created some of the first algorithms for targeting users with content precisely tailored to their interests, and then he'd diffused those algorithms across the company. Now his mandate would be to make them less harmful. Facebook has consistently pointed to the efforts by Quiñonero and others as it seeks to repair its reputation.
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