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View christopher steiners profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Steiner follows the evolution of algorithms, and through this pursuit explores wall street, the music industry, silicon valley. In automate this, journalist christopher steiner, discusses the ways in which algorithms are increasingly mediating and augmenting everyday life through their deployment in a variety of industries. Aug 27, 20 read this book if you want to understand the most powerful force shaping the world today and tomorrow.
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