Kevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our world | Video on TED.com

July 22 2011, 10:21am

Kevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our world | Video on TED.comSource: http://www.ted.comTED Talks Kevin Slavin argues that we're living in a world designed for -- and increasingly controlled by -- algorithms. In this riveting talk from TEDGlobal, he shows how these complex computer programs determine: espionage tactics, stock prices, movie scripts, and architecture. And he warns that w    TED Talks Kevin Slavin argues that we're living in a world designed for -- and increasingly controlled by -- algorithms. In this riveting talk from TEDGlobal, he shows how these complex computer programs determine: espionage tactics, stock prices, movie scripts, and architecture. And he warns that w