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Harnessing The AI Edge: Transform Your Media Consumption for Social Good

Harnessing The AI Edge: Transform Your Media Consumption for Social Good

Try this one quick exercise before you read any more. Open you phone to one of your favourite social media platforms – YouTube, Instagram, Tik Tok, or whatever you like. Take a look at what’s in your feed. Do you see positive stories and videos or negative ones? That’s the AI edge algorithm you are creating with every view, every like, every share, and every comment you leave. AI powers all. Look at what you’re feeding yourself. What is your media consumption and how are you feeding your wellbeing?

In our latest episode of The Human Impact Theory, we welcomed Michiel de Gooijer, founder of BrightVibes Media and a recent TEDx speaker. Watch his talk below – it’s fantastic!  We will explore the mechanics of these technologies and how we can leverage them to foster a positive habit for ourselves. But most of all – impact the world around us.

Michiel shares 6 easy ways to implement healthy social media strategies to change your algorithm starting today.  You will also see how you can impact the world. Watch the episode (insert here) to get all the nuggets!

Understanding The AI Edge and Social Media Algorithms

Social media algorithms are designed to learn from your behavior period. The posts you like, the comments you make, and the content you share. They use this data to tailor your feed, showing you more of what engages you.  This can and does significantly affect your mood and worldview. Scientific studies, such as those published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, suggest that this can lead to a cycle of addiction. This consumption spikes dopamine levels with each notification or like, reinforcing the habit loop.

However, this mechanism also holds the potential for positive influence. When we engage with uplifting content, these algorithms can help create a feed that boosts our mood and inspires action toward social good. According to research from the University of Pennsylvania, people who limited their social media use to 30 minutes a day showed significant reductions in loneliness and depression. This demonstrates the impact of consuming less but more positive content.

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Feeding AI Edge for Social Good

Every interaction on social media feeds AI, shaping what it learns about us. By consciously choosing what we like, share, and follow, we can train these algorithms to prioritize content that is not only good for us but also beneficial for society. This empowers us to not just be passive consumers of digital content but active curators of our digital world.

Practical Tools to Manage Media Consumption

To gain control over our media habits, various apps can assist in managing and improving our digital interactions:

  • One Sec: Helps you manage the urge to check social media compulsively by introducing a short delay before the app opens, encouraging mindfulness.
  • Habit Tracker: Allows you to monitor your social media usage and set goals to reduce or improve the quality of time spent online.
  • Calm and Insight Timer: Both provide meditations and tools to reduce stress and improve well-being, offering a healthy alternative to mindless scrolling.

Empowering Ourselves Through Positive Content

Switching our focus to positive, uplifting content can transform our digital experience from a source of stress to one of inspiration. This change not only improves individual well-being but can ripple out to influence the broader community. For instance, platforms like 365give thrive by sharing positive stories that encourage people to take actionable steps toward kindness and generosity, proving that what we consume can indeed change the world.

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Listen to the full discussion with Michiel de Gooijer on our podcast to dive deeper into how you can harness ‘The AI Edge’ for your benefit and the benefit of those around you. Remember to subscribe, like, and comment. It will be your 365give for the day by supporting the work we do.

The power of AI and social media doesn’t just lie in the technology itself but in how we choose to use it. By understanding the underlying mechanisms and taking proactive steps to manage our digital interactions, we can turn our media consumption into a force for good. Embrace these tools, and let’s make each digital interaction meaningful and impactful.

There are so many ways to get involved, support, and sign up for 365give – check it out and get involved today in a way that works best for you!

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Jacqueline Way is dedicated to serving humanity with love and compassion every day. She is a committed advocate for global change, dedicating her career to philanthropic projects that create scalable and lasting impact. Most of all, she is a Mom of 3 beautiful boys that teach her about happiness 365 days of the year.

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