Aim of the project

We want to see which information Artificial intelligence algorithms (AIs) are showing to people on different platforms. We currently focus on YouTube, Facebook, Google Autocomplete, and Twitter Trending.

Twitter

330 Million people turn to Twitter as a source of information.

Every day, Artificial Intelligence decides which hashtags and topics make it to Twitter Trending, which appear on the right of the timeline. Trending topic also has its own page.

Trending topics can vary from city to city, so we monitor 30+ cities in the United States everyday.

Google

3.5 Billion searches are done on Google daily.

An AI decides which auto-completion to show for most of these searches. We monitor everyday a set of searches.

YouTube

YouTube’s recommendation algorithm determines what people watch for more than 70% of the views. That's 700 million hours - or 1,000 human lifetimes - every single day. Most YouTube recommended videos appear in the “Up next” list on the right of the screen, or below the video on mobile. (“When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next.”) We perform the searches from NYC. As can be noticed, local channels from NYC get many recommendation from the algorithm. We perform queries without cookie nor login, so we do not get "recommended for you" videos.

How did you identify YouTube’s most often recommended videos?

We used a multi-step program to analyze videos recommended by its algorithm every day

List of channels we use as starting points

PewDiePie
TheEllenShow
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Logan Paul
BuzzFeedVideo
Jimmy Kimmel Live
CollegeHumor
VICE
Saturday Night Live
CNN
Cut
Comedy Central
Mo Vlogs
AsapSCIENCE
PowerfulJRE
Vox
LastWeekTonight
truly
Facts Verse
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Inside Edition
ABC News
The Infographics Show
#Mind Warehouse
Philip DeFranco
SciShow
HISTORY
BBC News
The School of Life
Insider
Fox News
Dr. Phil
Jubilee
NASA
Mr. Nightmare
Univision Noticias
VICE News
Peter McKinnon
Clevver News
Adam Savage’s Tested
hickok45
Olympic
Chills
The Young Turks
StevenCrowder
Kitchen Nightmares
Top5Central
Al Jazeera English
All Def
The Finest
Animal Planet
Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM
7-Second Riddles
Bobby Duke Arts
HiHo Kids
Chris Ramsay
Charisma on Command
Munchies
Late Night with Seth Meyers
RT
PsycheTruth
RT en Español
RealLifeLore
Top 10s
AntsCanada
Top15s
JRE Clips
Ladylike
Real Stories
Trend Central
CinnamonToastKen
SoulPancake
vlogbrothers
Nat Geo WILD
Top5s
Alpha Facts
Ridddle
Tech Insider
Life Noggin
The New York Times
Alux.com
Origins Explained
Dan Lok
Epicurious
Big Think
BuzzFeed Celeb
Edwin Sarkissian
Grace Helbig
Alpha Paw
Wendover Productions
Anonymous Official
Business Insider
The Action Lab
Asian Boss
Simple History
Llama Arts
Sky News
Josh Talks
Talltanic
Smithsonian Channel
Extra Credits
PragerU
Dark5
TODAY
MSNBC
Iraqveteran8888
Wall Street Journal
Geography Now
Nexus
Today I Found Out
EvanEraTV
Nuke's Top 5
CBS News
The Daily Wire
Interesting Facts
HBO
secureteam10
Noticias Telemundo
Russell Brand
Bloomberg
SNARLED
Beastly
Top 5 Unknowns
PBS NewsHour
Real Time with Bill Maher
London Real
Scoop
Food Insider
Timeline - World History Documentaries
The Supreme
Primer Impacto
Cody'sLab
Valuetainment
Grillonautas2
Paul Joseph Watson
Uncovered
MindYourDecisions
InformOverload
Only Human
FactoFusion
Reigarw Comparisons
Comedy Central UK
SMART BANANA
FUNKER530 - Veteran Community & Combat Footage
CGTN
NBC News
Donut Operator
CNBC
ViralBe
The Onion
TopTenz
Did You Know ?
Slapped Ham
CBC News
Physics Girl
Kara and Nate
VICE TV
LifesBiggestQuestions
Mark Dice
World List
Kenya CitizenTV
Lost LeBlanc
Journeyman Pictures
The Spiffing Brit
Natural Ways
CBS This Morning
The Economist
Top 10 Archive
Ben Shapiro
Forgotten Weapons
MAD LAB
The Doctors
Epic Wildlife
euronews (in English)
Grant Cardone
How To Make Everything
The Guardian
Washington Post
Captain Joe
Gung Ho Vids
Kings and Generals
Ruptly
Pero Like
SciShow Space
The Next News Network
The Telegraph
The White House
Rebel News
Associated Press
USA TODAY
KiniTV
Half as Interesting
ApexTV
VOA News
Pawn Stars
Corpse Husband
Guardian News
DW Documentary
African Diaspora News Channel
VideoFromSpace
Top Fives
TUBERIDES
Talks at Google
The Rubin Report
avantgardevegan
Scott Manley
KTN News Kenya
Sid Roth's It's Supernatural!
Military Arms Channel
Jason A
FRANCE 24 English
Thansis1997
RT America
Superbook
RT Documentary
Langfocus
Amazing Atheist
sootch00
The Officer Tatum
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
The List
Terrifive
TheFlightChannel
VisualPolitik EN
FTD Facts
Astro Awani
Shadiversity
THNKR
Channel 4 News
Company Man
Lindybeige
Global News
CBS Evening News
Unreported World
Easy Languages
New China TV
NTV Kenya
American Eye
THE MAGNUM
Techmoan
Unexplained Mysteries
TRT World
DW News
The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
AJ+
The View
TFB TV
Tim Pool
TIME
Forbes
Stanford Graduate School of Business
PBS
Bright Sun Films
Joe Scott
Second Thought
Channels Television
Secular Talk
TPMvids
ABC News (Australia)
Mythology & Fiction Explained
TheGamerFromMars
CNBC International
The Royal Institution
K24 TV
TheQuartering
MILO
X22Report
Free Documentary
FactFaction
Naked Science
Daily Mail
Fox Business
Russia Insight
Elliott Hulse
Warrior Poet Society
BuzzFeed News
David Pakman Show
Invicta
Technology Connections
KnowledgeHub
Real Wild
Military Update
FOX 10 Phoenix
Beyond the Brick
Curious Droid
The Jimmy Dore Show
thirdphaseofmoon
Texas Plinking
Epic History TV
CNBC Television
Easy German
Mr.Puzzle
AFP News Agency
PERFECT LIFE
United Nations
Criminally Listed
watchJojo
SABC Digital News
Rappler
The Armchair Historian
Everyday Astronaut
Wolters World
Gaia
Arzamas
Mustard
Lauren Southern
Cheap Lazy Vegan
eNCA
European Space Agency, ESA
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lewis Howes
THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE
CNN Business
Matt Risinger
Historia Civilis
Real Families
No B.S.
SHOWTIME
Ryan Scribner
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
QuickyBaby
Maker's Muse
4 Ever Green
The Star Online
Rare Fact
HuffPost
BlazeTV
Democracy Now!
Lutch Green
Todd's Kitchen
SGTreport
BazBattles
Mentour Pilot
Drew Durnil
Brilliant News
CBC News: The National
60 Minutes
BrickVault
StrangerThanFiction
World of Tanks North America
NASA Video
FRONTLINE PBS | Official
DFBGuide
The Exploring Series
Military History Visualized
MetaBallStudios
CaspianReport
YourMomsHousePodcast
MostAmazingTop7
UFOTV On Demand
ReasonTV
iSorrowproductions
Unveiled
The Ring of Fire
Truthstream Media
Military Defense
just2good
University of California Television (UCTV)
The Atlantic
Real Bizarre
Willie D Live
VSB defense
Feature History
Bloomberg Markets and Finance
CBS Los Angeles
World Economic Forum
BBC Newsnight
US Military News
NowThis News
Dating Beyond Borders
AoC Network
Acts17Apologetics
Serial Killers Documentaries
EG Mines
Thescariestmovieever
CGTN Africa
Free High-Quality Documentaries
corbettreport
C-SPAN
Suspicious0bservers
TechCrunch
Talon Sei
Financial Times
Factnomenal
BBC News Africa
Astrum
Weird World
U.S. Military Technology
Lex Fridman
Isaac Arthur
GoldSilver (w/ Mike Maloney)
Blade HQ
Phil Robertson
ObsoleteOddity
DAHBOO77
Styxhexenhammer666
Zohar StarGate Ancient Discoveries
Mystery History
Defense Updates
Sam Harris
Felix 10s
Lisa Haven
Computing Forever
Pravus
The Thinkery
Anton Petrov
UFOmania - The truth is out there
Binkov's Battlegrounds
SomeBlackGuy
Eskify
Fleccas Talks
WoodwardTV
The Kennedy Center
ABC Action News
3D Printing Nerd
CTV News
Your Black World
BabbleTop
Deburke321
Bernie Sanders
Millennial Millie
Edgy Veg
EWTN
Crunch
CGTN America
Suibhne
TheTopMan 2.0
dutchsinse
Larry King
Rimmy - Downunder Gaming
Daily News
Pablito's Way
Tommy Robinson
Hoover Institution
UAMN TV
RT Deutsch
Golden State Times
The Fifth Estate
Spark
ITV News
Practical Wisdom - Interesting Ideas
The Liberty Hound
ARIRANG NEWS
World According To Briggs
prayingmedic
Mina Rome
Potential History
Unknown5
Avi Yemini
Alex The Rambler!
Anthony Brian Logan
CBN News
mediarakyat
Cooking with Shotgun Red
Igor Kryan
COAST TO COAST AM OFFICIAL
DataDash
ZoneA
The Vintage Space
Masaman
Wisdom Land
Godrules
EmperorTigerstar
Nostalgia Nerd
SBS Dateline
Leak Project
reallygraceful
ETP Classics
Wacky Universe
Paul Begley
Epimetheus
Leonard
Gary Lite
geobeats
JoyNews
FlightChops
EARTH PLANET
Ancient Architects
LRN2DIY
WatchZozo
VIDSTORM
The Atheist Experience
Dinesh D'Souza
KREOSAN English
Youtupe Mania
Brien Foerster
TheThinkingAtheist
CBC
Samuel and Audrey - Travel and Food Videos
The Rational National
CH2
MYSTERIOUS DISCOVERIES
Israeli News Live
John Bosco
Think About It
The Humanist Report
SJWCentral
Steve Cioccolanti & Discover Ministries
Dj's Aviation
Top-5 Top-10
space and astronomy
The Watchman
Glenn Beck
Intelligence Squared
Young America's Foundation
The Tank Museum
Rebel HQ
David Wilcock | Divine Cosmos (OFFICIAL)
Vintage Files
Fraser Cain
MGF Customs
Jerry Skinner
Fine Trends
MandRproductions
SECTION 51 2.0
FaceLikeTheSun
Strange Things
ODD Reality
Name Explain
American Museum of Natural History
BBC Click
The Filmy
The Fallen State
Jesse Lee Peterson
Warthog Defense
MLive
AronRa
Offhand Disney
ICT Academy
SermonIndex.net
Lionel Nation
Dr. Steve Turley
UFO Seekers
JustInformed Talk
Rationality Rules
Kenya News Alerts TV
ABC15 Arizona
Greg Hunter
Deep Astronomy
The Dollar Vigilante
Learn Liberty
Matt Wallace
Ollie Bye
Daily Media
Alessio Rastani
History With Hilbert
Jonathan Cahn
Allec Joshua Ibay
Denver7 – The Denver Channel
PeriscopeFilm
Redacted Tonight
Wanted Adventure
Destination Tips
UK Parliament
iNooro TV
LBC
NJ.com
Ancient Astronaut Archive
Covert Cabal
The Hill
Unusual Ancient Discoveries
John Michael Godier
Barbara4u2c
Mr. Beat
TWiT Tech Podcast Network
Apologia Studios
TVC News Nigeria
Chris Dunn
The Oregonian
African Diaspora News Insider
PhilosophyInsights
Bloomberg Politics
Destroying the Illusion
Shaking My Head Productions
RonPaulLibertyReport
Weelicious
Newsy
Anonymous Global
The Waco Dude
X-List
CityNews Toronto
WIRED UK
KkData
GLOBAL News
John Ward
Behold Israel
TheDC Shorts
LifeHunters
Sinatra_Says
The Film Archives
lavapix
Asia Society
This Might Get
Lyn Leahz
ashtonbirdie
Luke Stephens
TheGreatestTruthNeverTold
ThunderboltsProject
Earth Titan
CNBC International TV
Senator Bernie Sanders
Voltaire
X22Report Spotlight
Kameme Tv
Historical Archive
RT UK
Mitchollow
Kenya Digital News
Prophecy Update Videos
Taureor
William Mount
StormChasingVideo
Make Build Modify
The Official Hagmann Report
OpenMind
IntelligenceSquared Debates
nemesis maturity
U.S. Department of State
DIRECTV
The Still Report
Zohar StarGate TV
The Modern Investor
Kikuyu Diaspora Television USA
Kabaddi24x7
H. A. Goodman
Newsmax TV
Tips For Travellers
The Big Picture RT
Earthfiles
CBN - The Christian Broadcasting Network
KPIX CBS SF Bay Area
TheChartGuys
Nick Johnson
Prusa 3D by Josef Prusa
Now You See TV
The_Chieftain
E News Kenya
KHOU 11
J.D. Farag
Library of Congress
SHARK
Brittany Sellner
World Alternative Media
Celebrate Truth
SpaceShot76
Lark Davis
Lifey
Love and London
Stratfor
Crypto Bobby
KING 5
COMPACTTV
KTLA 5
Koinonia House
Hillsdale College
Matt Dillahunty
A Rood Awakening!
School For Prophets
SphereBeing Alliance
Prophecy Watchers
Catholic Online
The Heritage Foundation
TeleSUR English
Conservative Resurgence
Council on Foreign Relations
Crypt0
Face the Nation
wwwMOXNEWScom
Liberty University
ibx2cat
Dose of Dissonance
REAL SPIRIT DYNAMICS
Jason Goodman
KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
Center for Strategic & International Studies
Parable of the Vineyard
FOBOS PLANET
newearth
Sarah Westall
Reflect
Multimedia LIVE
RangerUpVideo
Real Life with Jack Hibbs
Vidello Productions
ARIKEN777
MRCTV
Richard Aguilar
Screen Hoopla
Headlines with a Voice
Brookings Institution
sreetips
Lugermonger
Busted Locals
FADE TO BLACK Radio
#SeekingTheTruth
The Dallas Morning News
Grid 88
Cuckoo for Kaku
Crypto Love
Senator Ted Cruz
All Things Human
Going Underground on RT
SKINNYS COOL VIDEOS
Tone Vays
Live Action
Kitco NEWS
DarkJournalist
Rodney Howard-Browne
Hayley Alexis
MegalithomaniaUK
cf-apps7865
markksargent
Conservative Citizen
Crypto Crow
23 ABC News | KERO
The Globe and Mail
You Are Free TV
Renegade Inc.
Monsieur Z
Катаклизмы и катастрофы природы.
USGS
5 News
PIX11 News
KCRA News
Politics and Prose
KARE 11
The Independent
truthrabbit
RoadtoRoota
ManOfAllCreation
Alpha & Omega Ministries
The Common Sense Conservative
Big Island Video News
TVO Docs
EndtimeInc
Senator Elizabeth Warren
Stroppy Me
DeceptionBytes
FOX 5 DC
LogosMedia
Provident Real Estate
Ahava Jerusalem
Cambridge House International Inc.
TLDR News US
Senate of the Philippines
The TTV Channel
chunkymark
Skeptic
Mercury News
NALF
World Crypto Network
MARS ANOMALIES and BEYOND
TheAnarchast
Vintage Today
Patriotic Populist
Jerry Eldred
Boom Bust
Full Gospel Holy Temple
syracuse.com
Behind the News
vlad9vt
Crush The Street
Let's Talk Elections
FOX 9 News | KMSP-TV Minneapolis-St. Paul
Watching the Hawks RT
Sacramento Bee
Princess Carlie
News2Share
Vliegnet
SilverDoctors
BGS IBMOR
ExpovistaTV
Mother Jones
Vanderbilt University
NeoUnrealist
Orange County Register
Timothy Castleberry
MrMarxismo
Pastor Jerone Tv
Haaretz.com
House Judiciary
UKIP MEPs
WorldsApaRT
Senator Marco Rubio
Bull Brand
Yoshidraco S.A.
Brian London
USSenLindseyGraham
Sean Giordano
ICYMI
About the House: the official channel of the Australian House of Representatives
House Republicans
videoScribble
Nancy Pelosi
Yoryevrah
National Congress of American Indians
RepThomasMassie
A1Cvenom
SenatorDurbin
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Homeland Security Committee Events
Mitch McConnell For Senate
Senator Dianne Feinstein
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Life Well Lived
The Secrets of Nature
CBS Miami
Official W5
World Top 10
Conner Sullivan
CBS New York
List OMG
Patriot Pidgeon
Sandboxten
Space Videos
Unsolved Mysteries
Mobeus TV
World Trending
SenatorRandPaul
How the Universe Works
CBS Philly


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