Am I the only one who stopped letting AI pick my news feed?

I used to rely on AI to choose what articles I saw every day. It kept feeding me the same type of content all the time. I actually missed a local election update because the system decided it wasn't for me. So I switched it off and now I manually visit a few different news sites. My perspective has broadened so much since I took back control. Letting a bot shape your view of the world is a bad idea, period.

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wendyb322mo ago

Oh wow, mine actually helps me find stuff I'd never see otherwise!

seanfisher2mo ago

But you still miss a lot of local stuff, @wendyb32.

elizabethc262mo ago

Seriously, I did the same thing after missing some major neighborhood news. I tried what @wendyb32 said for a bit, but it still felt too narrow for me. Now I just check a couple different sites myself and it's way better.