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Sticky Apps: Why you can’t stop scrolling

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Matthias Steinbrecher
October 29, 2026

Some of the most powerful AI systems are the ones we barely notice, in the apps we use every day. Each time we open TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube, the algorithm quietly gets to work in the background.

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