Algorithms - Technology, Culture, Politics

Algorithms: Technology, Culture, Politics develops a relational, situated approach to algorithms. It takes a middle ground between theories that give the algorithm a singular and stable meaning in using it as a central analytic category for contemporary society and theories that dissolve the term into the details of empirical studies. The book discusses algorithms in relation to hardware and material conditions, code, data, and subjects such as users, programmers, but also “data doubles�. The individual chapters bridge critical discussions on bias, exclusion, or responsibility with the necessary detail on the contemporary state of information technology. The examples include state of the art applications of machine learning, such as self-driving cars and large language models such as GPT. The book will be of interest for everyone engaging critically with algorithms, particularly in the social sciences, media studies, STS, political theory, or philosophy. With its broad scope it can serve as a high-level introduction that picks up and builds on more than two decades of critical research on algorithms.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2023
First published:	2024
Authors:	Tobias Matzner
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-229061-4
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-03-229061-7
Barcode:	9781032290614

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