AIM Framework glossary
Computational Curation
Canonical definition
Computational Curation is the machine execution of the decision as to which subset of available material a given Individual is shown, at a scale and rate that admits no case-by-case ruling by any person. The class is fixed by the function rather than by the medium.
Explanation
Somebody used to decide what you saw, or nobody did and you saw whatever was nearby. Now a machine decides, for everyone at once, faster than anyone could check its work. What it is choosing is who gets seen.
Epistemic status
Framework-Specific Construct.
Derivation
Also in the entry
Distinction from Computational M-amplification. Computational M-amplification names what such a structure does to an Individual's M-weights. Computational Curation names the structure. A layer could satisfy Computational Curation and be scored against something other than attention, in which case the amplification would not follow.