A social media platform uses AI to prioritize posts with a high probability of engagement.

The model was trained on billions of user interactions.

After a few weeks, it becomes clear:

• Posts featuring cats appear far more often.
• Political analysis almost disappears.

The AI treats average viewing time and heart reactions as strong signals.

Statistically, cats outperform tax policy.

Question:
Is the AI optimizing user satisfaction — or making the world less thoughtful?

Solution follows tomorrow.