Computer algorithms and artificial intelligence increasingly affect more and more of our lives, from the content we’re shown online, to the music we enjoy, to how our household appliances work. But the results these algorithms produce may be changing our world in ways users may not fully understand. WSJ’s Danny Lewis speaks with psychologist <a href="https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/staff/gerd-gigerenzer">Gerd Gigerenzer</a>, director of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy at the University of Potsdam. He’s spent decades studying how people make choices and find patterns when faced with uncertainty, and has some ideas about how to navigate and improve the relationship between AI and our society.

Further reading: 

<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/chatgpt-creator-openai-pushes-new-strategy-to-gain-artificial-intelligence-edge-11671378475">The Backstory of ChatGPT Creator OpenAI</a> 
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-delays-enforcement-of-ai-bias-law-11670966590">New York City Delays Enforcement of AI Bias Law</a> 
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-ai-that-powers-chatbots-and-search-queries-could-discover-new-drugs-11670428795">How AI That Powers Chatbots and Search Queries Could Discover New Drugs</a> 
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