echo chamber
noun
: a room with sound-reflecting walls used for producing hollow or echoing sound effects
—often used figuratively
Living in a kind of echo chamber of their own opinions, they pay attention to information that fits their conclusions and ignore information that does not.—
James Surowiecki
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This can create an echo chamber that reinforces unhealthy ideas with violence as a solution.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
What may be worse is that a gaggle of sycophants and groupthink team members underneath the Dark Empath—the direct reports—create a ruthless echo chamber for the king or queen at the top of Mt. Stupid.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Algorithmic recommendation engines that power everything from X to YouTube can even contribute to a slow-burn destabilization of American society by shoving consumers into partisan echo chambers that increase polarization and erode social trust.
—Seth Ashley, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
News articles, student essays, corporate reports, and even books are composed by LLMs — contributing to a virtual echo chamber where certain perspectives are amplified, while others fade into the background.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Scott, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
What may be worse is that a gaggle of sycophants and groupthink team members underneath the Dark Empath—the direct reports—create a ruthless echo chamber for the king or queen at the top of Mt. Stupid.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Algorithmic recommendation engines that power everything from X to YouTube can even contribute to a slow-burn destabilization of American society by shoving consumers into partisan echo chambers that increase polarization and erode social trust.
—Seth Ashley, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
News articles, student essays, corporate reports, and even books are composed by LLMs — contributing to a virtual echo chamber where certain perspectives are amplified, while others fade into the background.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Echo chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echo%20chamber. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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