A model that shapes the behaviour it measures will mistake effects it caused for facts it discovered, unless it models its own power and impact.

Evidence 2 passages

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  A social media algorithm thinks it has discovered that humans like outrage, when in fact it is the algorithm itself that conditioned humans to produce and consume more outrage.

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  For computers to have a more accurate and responsible view of the world, they need to take into account their own power and impact

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