Reacting to every bad actor leaves no time to build · Proposed air date:
Discussing attempts to manipulate search results, Dr. Dave says any human system can be manipulated and warns that reacting to every bad actor can consume all the time needed to keep a useful service running. The observation extends beyond the specific Google example into a durable tradeoff between defense and productive work.
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Proposed recording date: 2006-10-28. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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