Redpill

Screen Addiction, primarily caused by highly addictive social networking algorithms, is one of the first large-scale examples of AI being utilized to take advantage of humans. These algorithms are engineered to hack your brain — and they will only get better and better at doing so. These algorithms will lead to extremely negative consequences — which is concerning, considering that the companies developing them have no incentive to stop advancing them. Even those with the most extreme willpower lose against the algorithms at least half of the time. We need to develop technology to serve as an opposing force to these algorithms. Some notes on Screen Addiction: There are many apps and services that are designed to help you end your Screen Addiction but the problem with just about all of them is that they are too easy to disable or bypass. Over the past year, I've spent much of my time working to end my own Screen Addiction. I am now using my phone 80% less. Below I am open-sourcing the h

Screen Addiction, primarily caused by highly addictive social networking algorithms, is one of the first large-scale examples of AI being utilized to take advantage of humans. These algorithms are engineered to hack your brain — and they will only get better and better at doing so. These algorithms will lead to extremely negative consequences — which is concerning, considering that the companies developing them have no incentive to stop advancing them. Even those with the most extreme willpower lose against the algorithms at least half of the time. We need to develop technology to serve as an