An algorithm off switch isn’t enough. Big tech needs a duty of care over addictive designs | Zoe Daniel

As AI advances minute by minute and governments grapple with new developments they don’t know how to manage, holding big tech accountable becomes even more urgentA digital duty of care is about a lot more than opting out of “the algorithm”. And after the simplistic and at best patchy exercise of the under-16s social media ban, we shouldn’t let the government get away with another populist policy that looks good on the surface but doesn’t get to the core of the problem.A digital duty of care must...

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