Surveillance Capitalism

The Value Project - Part 8: The Attention Economy

8 December 2024·2740 words·13 mins

Human Systems and Behavior Influencer Verification Badge Algorithm Digital Advertising Attention Capture Surveillance Capitalism Decision-Making and Bias Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Political Economy

The War of Words - Part 3: The STEPPS of Automated Influence

3 February 2021·682 words·4 mins

Human Systems and Behavior STEPPS Automated Influence Surveillance Capitalism Behavioral Control Consumer Psychology Decision-Making and Bias Social Dynamics

How the STEPPS algorithm enables systematic weaponization of social influence and automated behavioral control.

Defense and Future – Part 3: The Coming Age of Synthetic Persuasion

13 January 2021·960 words·5 mins

Human Systems and Behavior Synthetic Persuasion AI Surveillance Capitalism Human Future Consumer Psychology Decision-Making and Bias Social Dynamics

The coming age of synthetic persuasion examines how AI and algorithms challenge human free will, blending biotechnology and information technology to potentially render humans irrelevant.

The Digital Persuasion Engine - Part 2: The Surveillance Nudge

6 January 2020·987 words·5 mins

Human Systems and Behavior Surveillance Capitalism Behavioral Modification Nudges Data Privacy Consumer Psychology

How surveillance systems predict and modify human behavior for commercial gain.

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