Added on Aug 17, 2011

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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 we are writing code we can't understand, with implications we can't control.

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Tags: Kevin  Slavin,  algorithms  shape  our  world,  TED,  TEDGlobal,  stock  market,  finance,  peaks  and  valleys,  algorithmic  trading