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Now Meta has turned their complaints into a feature. Write a post beginning with “dear algo” and your feed will actually adjust for three days. You can track requests in settings or retweet others’ ...

Threads Dear Algo is a new AI feature that lets users control their feed with text prompts for three days at a time.

Lived experience functions as a form of data. Every woman has experienced bias and, as a result, becomes more attuned when it bleeds into systems. When women lead AI initiatives, questions about who ...

To use the feature in a public post, type “Dear Algo” and then a description of what you want Threads’ algorithm to show you more of. Once you make your request, the change will stick for three days ...

Meta is turning those "Dear algorithm" posts into an official feature that it says will allow Threads users to tune their recommendations in real time.