More on algorithmic culture

In "Agentic culture" (8/30/2025) and "'Moloch's bargain'?" (10/12/2025) I cited some work on how interactions among algorithmic "agents" can create (socially) bad results that were not directly programmed by their inventors. I continue to be surprised at how little attention has been paid to this issue in the media, given the excitement over agentic AI. […]