KYLE CHAYKA

Speaker, 2025

Kyle Chayka is a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine, where he writes a column on technology and culture titled Infinite Scroll. He is the author of The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism, published in 2020, and Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture, published in 2024. Kyle has contributed to publications including the New York Times Magazine, Harper’s, and The New Republic. He co-founded the publications Study Hall and Dirt. He currently publishes a Substack newsletter called One Thing, covering taste and cultural consumption. He is based in Washington, DC.

Kyle’s latest book, Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture (2024), dives into how algorithms dictate not only the digital content consumed by society, but also shape our culture, highlighting their influence on human behaviour and creativity. Kyle explores how we now live in 'an era of algorithmic culture', and brings his sharp insights into the impact of platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Spotify on our cultural and social ecosystems. He indicates that in Filterworld, it becomes difficult to know who you are, as culture and cultural taste become more and more homogenised.

Discover Kyle's work here.