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The Tensions of Algorithmic Thinking: Automation, Intelligence and the Politics of Knowing

By David Beer

Book information

Publisher
Bristol University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9781529212921
DOI
10.56687/9781529212921
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10249226 bytes)
Pages
152\154
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 08:50:51

Description

We are living in algorithmic times. From machine learning and artificial intelligence to blockchain or simpler newsfeed filtering, automated systems can transform the social world in ways that are just starting to be imagined. Redefining these emergent technologies as the new systems of knowing, pioneering scholar David Beer examines the acute tensions they create and how they are changing what is known and what is knowable. Drawing on cases ranging from the art market and the smart home, through to financial tech, AI patents and neural networks, he develops key concepts for understanding the framing, envisioning and implementation of algorithms. This book will be of interest to anyone who is concerned with the rise of algorithmic thinking and the way it permeates society.

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