[Guillaume] The flat-Earth conspiracy theory was recommended hundreds of millions of times by the algorithm. That’s what I’m saying. Facebook sits there and says, “Hey, you pick your friends. As an example, TranscriptionWing’s standard format for timestamps is [HH:MM:SS] – that is the accurate hours, minutes, down to seconds – placed in different ways within the transcript. [reporter 1] Despite facing mounting criticism, the so-called Big Tech names are getting bigger. Whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert, or what kind of neuroses you have, what your personality type is like. Uh, we probably, um, don’t survive. [blue AI] Yes, perfect. It’s just not that big a deal. A magician shows you a card trick and says, “Pick a card, any card.” What you don’t realize was that they’ve done a set-up, so you pick the card they want you to pick. You tax these companies on the data assets that they have. [Shoshana] Facebook conducted what they called “massive-scale contagion experiments.”. I will say to my son, “How many hours do you think you’re spending on your phone?” He’ll be like, “It’s, like, half an hour. parallel money machine.” Explain. What was I supposed to do? The Social. [vlogger] They can control our minds, so that they can keep their secrets. He sold for 4.35 cents to a weapons manufacturer. In order to be successful in that business, you have to have great predictions. We’re all lab rats. Social media joins together to agree above-fridge cupboards are the worst. 4. Surveillance capitalism has come to shape our politics and culture in ways many people don’t perceive. You can enter timestamps as hh:mm:ss or mm:ss (where hh = hours, mm = minutes, and ss = seconds). It’s just the business model that has a problem. There are several reasons why using timestamps is of importance. Have a good rest of the afternoon. White House officials say they have no reason to believe the Russian cyberattacks will stop. I trust you guys. [Roger McNamee] So, I’ve been an investor in technology for 35 years. They were just designing to make these algorithms that were really good at recommending the next video to you or really good at getting you to take a photo with a filter on it. And they discovered that they were able to do that. We are a nation of people who have isolated ourselves to only watch channels that tell us that we’re right. Do we want that? [AI] Follow that up with a post from User 079044238820, Rebecca. I’m very concerned. On the ground. On the ground! The second rule is no social media until high school. You’re not gonna get acknowledged. [reporter] These accounts were deliberately, specifically attempting to sow political discord in Hong Kong. How Do You Add Timestamps To a Transcript? [Bailey] I think one of the big failures in technology today is a real failure of leadership, of, like, people coming out and having these open conversations about things that… not just what went well, but what isn’t perfect so that someone can come in and build something new. WhatsApp has done it. [Guillaume] I’m not using Google anymore, I’m using Qwant, which doesn’t store your search history. And it’s not like we’re lab rats for developing a cure for cancer. [Guillaume] There are tons of Chrome extensions that remove recommendations. And remember, for every one of these, for every hospital admission, there’s a family that is traumatized and horrified. Timestamping in transcription refers to inserting time codes in a transcript (in minutes and seconds) at specified intervals. [Roger] Do you check your smartphone before you pee in the morning or while you’re peeing in the morning? And look at when it was made. The intention could be: “How do we make the world better?”. I was, um, thinking we could use all five senses to enjoy our dinner tonight. [officer 2] He’s talking about Pizzagate. And it’s the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds. [Kyrie Irving] You know, like, you click the YouTube click and it goes, like, how deep the rabbit hole goes. [reporter 6] ISIS inspired followers online, and now white supremacists are doing the same. Nice, simple business. On the plus side, it informs a wide audience about issues … ‘Cause I need it back.” Think about that compounded by two billion people, and then think about how people react then to the perceptions of others. All right, we’re on. [Maria A. Ressa] Democracy crumbled quickly. [on TV] Here to talk about the latest research…. [Tristan] I’m probably most addicted to my e-mail. Mind you, the… the population of San Francisco was only…, [Jeff] So, if you get an e-mail that says your friend just tagged you in a photo, of course you’re going to click on that e-mail and look at the photo. These interviews are presented alongside dramatizations of a teenager’s social media addiction and a primer on how a social media algorithm powered by artificial intelligence may work. [Jaron] A lot of people in Silicon Valley subscribe to some kind of theory that we’re building some global super brain, and all of our users are just interchangeable little neurons, no one of which is important. You know, I… I really do view it as existential. You know? A magician understands something, some part of your mind that we’re not aware of. Play . Let us know what we can do by calling us at +1-203-413-2414 or by leaving us an email at, How To Properly Record Focus Groups for Transcriptions. It’s just a… It’s really bad. Transcripts Should Have Timestamps. The film explores the rise of social media and the damage it has caused to society, focusing on its exploitation of its users for financial gain through surveillance capitalism and data mining, how its design is meant to nurture an addiction, its use in politics, its effect on mental health (including the mental health of adolescents and rising teen suicide rates), and its role in spreading conspiracy theories such as Pizzagate and aiding groups such as flat-earthers. And what often happens is when people buy their cell phone, the cell phone shop owner will actually preload Facebook on there for them and open an account for them. It’s not enough that you use the product consciously, I wanna dig down deeper into the brain stem and implant, inside of you, an unconscious habit so that you are being programmed at a deeper level. [00:12:34] I’m not really sure. What is that world gonna look like when one has a six-times advantage to the other one? [Growth AI] Cross-referencing him against comparables in his geographic zone. We’re… We’re crazy. That’s what makes the illusion work. [Tristan] I wish more people could understand how this works because it shouldn’t be something that only the tech industry knows. They come home from school, and they’re on their devices. Anything that sways from the Extreme Center–. So, the first rule is all devices out of the bedroom at a fixed time every night. I know I can't be the first person to want to do this, but how can I add the date/time to each powershell transcript? Six months. Social media isn’t a tool that’s just waiting to be used. [announcer] Once the Kitchen Safe is locked, it cannot be opened until the timer reaches zero. [Tristan] Every time you see it there on the counter, and you just look at it, and you know if you reach over, it just might have something for you, so you play that slot machine to see what you got, right? Tens of millions of Americans are hopelessly addicted to their electronic devices. People can’t tell what’s true.” Like, we never said any of that stuff about a bicycle. illegal drugs and software.” [Tristan] But it wasn’t about who you wanted to vote for. That is… That’s a lie. [interviewer laughs] Larissa’s, like, actually freaking out over here. Filmed over four years, these are his final long-form documentary interviews.