Alexander Trauth-Goik
Alexander Trauth-Goik is Research Fellow at the University of Vienna. He studies how platforms shape attention and behaviour. He has contributed to social media governance reforms in Australia and to UN data governance consultations via the Nantian Institute, advancing frameworks for value-aligned algorithms and long-term, human-centred digital systems.
Session
05-08
17:15
25min
Who Owns Attention in a Decentralised Future? Toward Value-Aligned Recommendation Systems
Alexander Trauth-Goik
Attention has become the decisive resource shaping culture, behaviour, and public discourse. This talk argues that engagement-driven algorithms concentrate this power in a few platforms, amplifying harm and social fragmentation. It explores how value-aligned metrics and community governance could redirect systems toward long-term human flourishing.
Sustainability & Speculative futures
Grégr Stage