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Should the government mandate that large tech companies share their algorithms with regulators?

Algorithms used by tech companies, such as those that recommend content or filter information, are often proprietary and closely guarded secrets. Proponents argue that transparency would prevent abuses and ensure fair practices. Opponents argue that it would harm business confidentiality and competitive advantage.

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Yes
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No
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Yes, and all software and algorithms should be open source
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No, and the government has no right to interfere with private intellectual property
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Yes, and should also share their algorithms with their customers
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No, only if there are serious allegations of harm or misconduct

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 @9ZL6N5R  from Maine  answered…6mos6MO

Most large algorithms are impossible to understand as a person, input and output data should be available to see however

 @9YLLZZKanswered…6mos6MO

It depends. Which algorithms, and for what do the regulators need access to them for?

 @9YJZG96from Illinois  answered…6mos6MO

No as they are a business. But they should be completely transparent in what data their company collects, how it is collected and how it is used.

 @9TN3JG2answered…7mos7MO

Yes, particularly if they are owned/administrated by United States individuals with connections to Israel, or with significant Israeli investment or ownership or involvement

 @9MQSRDM answered…11mos11MO

this is a very generic question, which algorithms, they likely have hundreds or thousands. Can regulators really oversee these ?

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 @Vot3rVo1ceChloefrom Ohio  submitted…4mos4MO

Trump meeting TikTok CEO as ban deadline looms

US President-elect Donald Trump is meeting the CEO of TikTok as the social media giant fights plans to have it banned in the US.Trump was due to meet Shou Zi Chew at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday, the BBC's US partner CBS News reports, citing sources familiar with the meeting.A law passed earlier this year means TikTok will be banned unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, before 19 January.The company has made an emergency application to the US Supreme Court to have the ban delayed.The US wants TikTok sold or banned because of alleged links between ByteDance and the Chinese state, links that both TikTok and ByteDance have always denied.The bill introducing the law said it was intended to "protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications".Trump opposes the ban - despite supporting one during his first term - partly on the grounds that it could help Facebook, which he has accused of aiding his 2020 election loss.Trump's second term, however, won't begin until he is inaugurated on 20 January, the day after the deadline set out in the law.In its filing to the Supreme Court, submitted on Monday, TikTok asked for a "modest delay" to the enforcement of the ban to "create breathing room" for a review by the Court and to allow the incoming administration to "evaluate this matter".It described TikTok as "one of the most significant speech platforms" in the US and said the ban would do "immediate irreparable harm" to the company and its users.

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