Guest at UN summit urges governments to curb attention-maximizing algorithms At the World Summit on the Information Society, a guest identified as Joe told UN News that platform business models that optimize for attention are driving mental-health harms, polarization and extremism and urged governments to step in to regulate algorithmic design while allowing companies to remain profitable.

A UN guest warns that attention-maximizing algorithms are fueling a global crisis in mental health and polarization, urging governments to take action before it's too late.

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