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Are algorithms controlling humans? Data that reinforces our interests can make us narrow-minded, says expertSoftware can now predict a staggering number of our choices, from Amazon suggesting what we might what to read next to messaging apps guessing what word we're about to type.But the carefully curated algorithms that predict our behaviour might be making us narrow-minded by limiting our options, claims one expert.This is because the predictions are based on what we've read, watched, listened to or done before.

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