OK; a moment of utter silliness…
Last night I saw a piece in New Statestman – you can find it here – about Facebook and what Facebook knows about us.

The basic idea is, you click “Like” on Facebook, their computers collect and collate the data, and they build an in-depth profile they use to aim their advertisement at you.
Yes, Facebook advertisement… those weird ads about stuff you couldn’t care less that pop up once in a while.

So, basically, you log in on Facebook, and then direct your browser here

https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences

and start laughing.
Because, admittedly, you realize how far we are from artificial intelligence – and how close we are to artificial dorkness. Continue reading →