"Better Living Through Algorithms" is a 2023 science fiction short story by Naomi Kritzer.
It was first published in Clarkesworld and was the winner of the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.
Linnea, a young woman working a boring office job, is told about a new productivity and wellness app called Abelique from a friend.
As allegations of privacy issues begin to appear around the app, Linnea's tech journalist friend Margo investigates its "shadowy" origins and reveals that the app is simply an AI algorithm tasked with "making people happy."
Linnea, at first adrift without Abelique's prompting, discovers that some of the app's former users have decided to keep doing the things that made them happy, including continuing the community of artists offline.