埃隆·马斯克认为推特的算法应该开源
埃隆·马斯克 推特

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> 埃隆·马斯克希望推特开源他们的算法。这会促进言论自由吗？以下是他的说法。
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没错，埃隆·马斯克又搞了一个大新闻，这已经算是他的日常操作了。


然而，这一次的新闻非常有趣。他提出了要以大约 **430 亿美元** 收购推特。


从技术上讲，他的报价远远超过了市场价格，这也就是为什么许多媒体称他这是在试图“恶意收购”。


考虑到这个激进的报价，我们还不确定这次收购是否会成功。不过，在一次 TED 演讲中，埃隆·马斯克还分享了他对于推特应该如何推动言论自由的一些想法。


### 推特的算法应该开源


埃隆·马斯克认为，推特应该将算法开源，以促进平台的透明度。


当然，推特作为一个平台，目前仍在爆炸式发展，很难预测。推特团队在某些事情上也会采取果断行动，不管用户认为它是否正确。


虽然推特的内部决定在纸面上看起来很好，但这种没有透明度的大规模平台总是会存在问题的。


因此，埃隆·马斯克有一个观点：无论你是否认同或相信推特的决定，透明/开源只会有助于加强现有的价值观。


嗯，难怪我们喜欢开源。


这里引用他的原话：



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> “因此，我认为推特应该做的事情之一就是开源它的算法，所有推文的修改都应该是透明的，任何人都可以看到这个修改，哪怕是加粗一段文字或是取消加粗它。这样一来，幕后操纵将不复存在，无论是算法还是人工。”
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另一方面，当我们把推特当作一个某种程度上的开源平台来谈论时，我不由自主地想到了 [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/)。你也可以在 [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss) 上找到我们，如果你还没有用过它的话。


诚然，推特有很大的增长潜力，无论好坏，它都在不断扩张。但是，开源理念能否帮助这个平台？我个人认为可以，但这是一个巨大的变革，不能指望一夜之间就能实现。


当然，即使埃隆·马斯克成功地收购了推特，也没有人能够预测他会对推特做什么。说实话，他就像任何复杂算法一样不可预测。


那么，你是如何看待这个新闻的呢？你相信埃隆·马斯克说的话吗？欢迎在下面的评论中分享你的想法。




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