You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem: Renegotiating the Socio-Technical Contract (First Edition)

By: José Marichal

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Synopsis: In the age of AI, where personal data fuels corporate profits and state surveillance, what are the implications for democracy? This incisive book explores the unspoken agreement we have with tech companies. In exchange for reducing the anxiety of an increasingly complex online world, we submit to algorithmic classification and predictability. This reduces incentives for us to become “algorithmic problems” with dire consequences for liberal democracy. He calls for a movement to demand that algorithms promote play, creativity and potentiality rather than conformity. This is a must-read for anyone navigating the intersection of technology, politics and identity in an increasingly data-driven world.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 146 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781529244731
Related ISBNs:: 9781529244724, 9781529244755, 9781529244717, 9781529244748
Publisher:: Bristol University Press
Date of Addition:: 09/16/25
Copyrighted By:: Bristol University Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Communication, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.