The Last Good Summer
It was supposed to be a time of promise. But—as we investigate in the new issue of VICE magazine—rules are made to be broken.
The Broken Algorithm That Poisoned American Transportation
For the last 70 years, American transportation planners have been using the same model to decide what to build. There’s just one problem: it’s often wrong.
The Algorithm in the Armchair
Can machine learning more accurately diagnose mental disorders, and prescribe the right medications? Maybe one day.
How Shadowbanning Went from a Conspiracy Theory to a Selling Point
Two years ago, conservative and far-right actors began fighting their supposed mass-silencing by Big Tech. Now, said silencing is being used as a selling point to promote the rise of new alternate platforms.
The Way to Prevent a Recount Disaster Is Sitting Right in Front of Us
November 3, 2020 is almost guaranteed to result in election recounts. Meet our possible savior: the risk-limiting audit.
'You Couldn’t Swipe Fast Enough': How the Pandemic Devastated Instacart Workers
On-demand grocery delivery has been marketed as a lucrative opportunity for laid off workers during the pandemic. But as the experience of Instacart’s gig workers shows, its shoppers are being gamed by the app.
The Strange Bliss of the Mashup Era
Milkman’s ‘Algorithms’ and its ilk brought with it maximized enjoyability through someone else’s playlist.
Algorithms Are Automating Fascism. Here’s How We Fight Back
“Bias” can’t be fixed with a software update. Only by disrupting oppressive systems on every level can we make a more just world.
What If Technology Belonged to the People?
We need non-market, publicly-owned alternatives to big tech. Here’s how we get it.