Twitter CEO Elon Musk stated on Saturday that the technology underlying the algorithm for suggesting tweets to users would be made open source on March 31.'
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Musk had previously pledged to open source the Twitter algorithm some weeks ago, but he had failed to do so.
He described the algorithm as "very sophisticated," claiming that it was not even understood within. He did, however, vow to resolve the concerns as soon as possible.
"We're working on a more streamlined approach to delivering more compelling tweets, but it's still a work in progress. It, too, will be open source "Musk said.
The Twitter CEO added that while the code's transparency would be "extremely embarrassing," it would gradually improve the quality of recommended tweets and gain users' trust.
According to the system's foundation, making coding methods open source implies that developers, including prospective competitors, will be allowed to put their own take on the algorithm.
Musk vowed to split advertising money with Twitter Blue subscribers, but qualified customers complained that payments had not yet begun.
Musk also stated on Saturday that Twitter will employ artificial intelligence to "identify and highlight public opinion manipulation" on the network.
This is despite the billionaire owner of "Tesla" admitting that artificial intelligence techniques made him uneasy and that he worried it had accelerated the technology, which he described as "extremely hazardous," according to the Hindu newspaper.
Since billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter in October, the network has seen interruptions, layoffs, and advertisers have quit using it owing to a lack of content supervision.
Yet, no significant alternative to Twitter has arisen thus far, requiring world leaders, politicians, celebrities, and businesses to continue communicating through the network due to a lack of alternatives.
Nevertheless, Facebook's parent company, Meta, stated earlier this month that it is developing on a new network that would allow "text messaging sharing," in a project that is considered as a possible competitor to Twitter.