<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Automated recommendation systems can become either... > Automated recommendation systems can become either guides that expand capability or frictionless mechanisms for behavioral steering. The meaningful difference appears in whether the system returns greater understanding and agency to the user or merely learns how to keep the user watching. **Source:** [[livestreams/Attention, Entertainment, and the Culture We Bring Into the Home - Workbook|Attention, Entertainment, and the Culture We Bring Into the Home]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Automated recommendation systems can become either guides that expand capability or frictionless mechanisms for behavioral steering. The meaningful difference appears in whether the system returns greater understanding and agency to the user or merely learns how to keep the user watching.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-automated-recommendation-systems-keep-user-watching ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->