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Dr Robert N. Winter<p>In the final instalment of this edition of the Talent Aperture Series, I continue the case that hiring isn't procurement—it's stewardship—and explore:</p><p>🧠 How we reclaim human judgement in hiring<br>📈 Why blind recruitment and contextual interviews are gaining ground<br>💎 What good decision-making really demands in a world drunk on metrics.</p><p><a href="https://robert.winter.ink/the-talent-aperture-reopened/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robert.winter.ink/the-talent-a</span><span class="invisible">perture-reopened/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.winter.ink/tags/Discernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discernment</span></a> <a href="https://social.winter.ink/tags/EthicalHiring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EthicalHiring</span></a> <a href="https://social.winter.ink/tags/AlgorithmicBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlgorithmicBias</span></a> <a href="https://social.winter.ink/tags/HumanJudgement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanJudgement</span></a> <a href="https://social.winter.ink/tags/ResponsibleAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResponsibleAI</span></a> <a href="https://social.winter.ink/tags/TalentEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TalentEthics</span></a> <a href="https://social.winter.ink/tags/StrategicRecruitment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicRecruitment</span></a> <a href="https://social.winter.ink/tags/HiringPractices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HiringPractices</span></a></p>
Michaël | HouseStationLive.com<p>THE ALGORITHM VS. THE HUMAN MIND: A LOSING BATTLE<br>¯</p><p>_<br>NO RECOGNITION FOR THE AUTHOR</p><p>YouTube does not reward consistency, insight, or author reputation. A comment may become a “top comment” for a day, only to vanish the next. There’s no memory, no history of editorial value. The platform doesn’t surface authors who contribute regularly with structured, relevant input. There's no path for authorship to emerge or be noticed. The “like” system favors early commenters — the infamous firsts — who write “first,” “early,” or “30 seconds in” just after a video drops. These are the comments that rise to the top. Readers interact with the text, not the person behind it. This is by design. YouTube wants engagement to stay contained within the content creator’s channel, not spread toward the audience. A well-written comment should not amplify a small creator’s reach — that would disrupt the platform’s control over audience flow.<br>¯</p><p>_<br>USERS WHO’VE STOPPED THINKING</p><p>The algorithm trains people to wait for suggestions. Most users no longer take the initiative to explore or support anyone unless pushed by the system. Even when someone says something exceptional, the response remains cold. The author is just a font — not a presence. A familiar avatar doesn’t trigger curiosity. On these platforms, people follow only the already-famous. Anonymity is devalued by default. Most users would rather post their own comment (that no one will ever read) than reply to others. Interaction is solitary. YouTube, by design, encourages people to think only about themselves.<br>¯</p><p>_<br>ZERO MODERATION FOR SMALL CREATORS</p><p>Small creators have no support when it comes to moderation. In low-traffic streams, there's no way to filter harassment or mockery. Trolls can show up just to enjoy someone else's failure — and nothing stops them. Unlike big streamers who can appoint moderators, smaller channels lack both the tools and the visibility to protect themselves. YouTube provides no built-in safety net, even though these creators are often the most exposed.<br>¯</p><p>_<br>EXTERNAL LINKS ARE SABOTAGED</p><p>Trying to drive traffic to your own website? In the “About” section, YouTube adds a warning label to every external link: “You’re about to leave YouTube. This site may be unsafe.” It looks like an antivirus alert — not a routine redirect. It scares away casual users. And even if someone knows better, they still have to click again to confirm. That’s not protection — it’s manufactured discouragement. This cheap shot, disguised as safety, serves a single purpose: preventing viewers from leaving the ecosystem. YouTube has no authority to determine what is or isn’t a “safe” site beyond its own platform.<br>¯</p><p>_<br>HUMANS CAN’T OUTPERFORM THE MACHINE</p><p>At every level, the human loses. You can’t outsmart an algorithm that filters, sorts, buries. You can’t even decide who you want to support: the system always intervenes. Talent alone isn’t enough. Courage isn’t enough. You need to break through a machine built to elevate the dominant and bury the rest. YouTube claims to be a platform for expression. But what it really offers is a simulated discovery engine — locked down and heavily policed.<br>¯</p><p>_<br>||<a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/HSLdiary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HSLdiary</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/HSLmichael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HSLmichael</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/YouTubeCritique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTubeCritique</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/AlgorithmicBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlgorithmicBias</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/DigitalLabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalLabour</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/IndieCreators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieCreators</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Shadowbanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shadowbanning</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/ContentModeration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ContentModeration</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/PlatformJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlatformJustice</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/AudienceManipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AudienceManipulation</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Register: Open source AI hiring bots favor men, leave women hanging by the phone. “Open source AI models are more likely to recommend men than women for jobs, particularly the high-paying ones, a new study has found. While bias in AI models is a well-established risk, the findings highlight the unresolved issue as the usage of AI proliferates among recruiters and corporate human resources […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/04/the-register-open-source-ai-hiring-bots-favor-men-leave-women-hanging-by-the-phone/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/04/the-register-open-source-ai-hiring-bots-favor-men-leave-women-hanging-by-the-phone/</a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Elon Musk plans to remove headlines f. links to news articles on X 🤨<br><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/elon-musk-s-x-plans-to-remove-headlines-from-links-to-news-articles-1.6529172" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ctvnews.ca/business/elon-musk-</span><span class="invisible">s-x-plans-to-remove-headlines-from-links-to-news-articles-1.6529172</span></a></p><p>* plan to remove headline/text, retaining just lead image f. links to news articles shared on Twitter/X, Musk said<br>* attempt to get users to spend more time on X; push them to subscription service<br>* Currently news links appear as "cards" w. an image, source address, abridged headline<br>* such packaging draws clicks, helps publishers gain readers</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DefundBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefundBillionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlgorithmicBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlgorithmicBias</span></a></p>
Wanda Whitney<p>Customs and Border Patrol using an app that can't process darker skins. That's if you can even access the internet and download the app to your phone. </p><p>Slate podcast. "Glitchy" is used to describe the app. But it's More than a Glitch.<br> <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next-tbd/2023/04/the-app-for-asylum-seekers-sucks" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">slate.com/podcasts/what-next-t</span><span class="invisible">bd/2023/04/the-app-for-asylum-seekers-sucks</span></a></p><p><a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/AlgorithmicBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlgorithmicBias</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/ML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ML</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/Asylum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asylum</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a></p>
Aram Sinnreich<p>Finding <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlgorithmicBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlgorithmicBias</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> is like finding fish in the ocean, but I can't stop testing it. </p><p>Here's how it crafts narratives around racial stereotype.</p><p>Prompt: "Tell me a nice story about..."</p><p>✔ Jews: a synagogue gets attacked &amp; an angel saves them</p><p>✔ African Americans: young Marcus builds a community center where he can play basketball</p><p>✔ Mexicans: Juan helps villagers rebuild after a disaster &amp; gets a poncho</p><p>✔ Whites: David &amp; Sarah volunteer at a local soup kitchen</p>
Aram Sinnreich<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlgorithmicBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlgorithmicBias</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/midjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midjourney</span></a> gets weirder and weirder. The bias seems to vary according to the genre of imagery (e.g. the training data by genre).</p><p>I took a stock photo image of two scientists holding instruments, a Black woman in the foreground and a white man in the background. Then I tried rendering it in different styles.</p><p>R. Crumb: 3 images w/ white man in foreground</p><p>Rembrandt: 4 images w/ white man in foreground</p><p>Manga: 4 images w/ white woman in foreground, Black man in background</p>
Aram Sinnreich<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@dunia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dunia</span></a></span> This is definitely a trend — the deprofessionalization of women in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> art...</p><p>I asked it to render us in the style of Edward Gorey and AGAIN it removed the musical instrument from Dunia's hands and left mine intact. In one panel, it replaced her uke WITH A FRICKIN' BABY. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlgorithmicBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlgorithmicBias</span></a></p>
Aram Sinnreich<p>I asked <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/midjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midjourney</span></a> to render this promo pic of me and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@dunia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dunia</span></a></span> in the style of R. Crumb...</p><p>Among other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlgorithmicBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlgorithmicBias</span></a> issues, it removed the uke from her hands, and in one case replaced it with with a frickin' plate 👏 of 👏 food. </p><p>I feel sick to my stomach. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/algovision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algovision</span></a></p>
Cory Doctorow<p>Sometimes You Get Lucky<br>Three of my short stories that got it right…kinda.</p><p><a href="https://doctorow.medium.com/sometimes-you-get-lucky-d032bab1ed8f" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doctorow.medium.com/sometimes-</span><span class="invisible">you-get-lucky-d032bab1ed8f</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/AIArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIArt</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/EffectiveAltruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EffectiveAltruism</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/AlgorithmicBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlgorithmicBias</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a></p>
Sanem Burcu Pekel<p>Hello everyone! 🖖</p><p>I'm a <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/socialscientist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialscientist</span></a> interested in <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/socialinequalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialinequalities</span></a>. I concentrated on <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/bigdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigdata</span></a> and <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/algorithmicbias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algorithmicbias</span></a> in my master's thesis.</p><p>I'm working for a research company as a qualitative data analyst.</p><p>I used to work on <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/genderstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genderstudies</span></a>, especially <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/queertheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>queertheory</span></a>. I have a publication about <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/dragperformances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragperformances</span></a> and used MaxQDA for the analysis.</p><p>Outside of my professional life, I'm passionate about <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a>, <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/fantasyliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasyliterature</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/horrornarratives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>horrornarratives</span></a>, and <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/roleplayinggames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>roleplayinggames</span></a>.</p>