After the digital tornado networks, algorithms, humanity

"Networks powered by algorithms are pervasive. Major contemporary technology trends-Internet of Things, Big Data, Digital Platform Power, Blockchain, and the Algorithmic Society-are manifestations of this phenomenon. The internet, which once seemed an unambiguous benefit to society, is now the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Werbach, Kevin, editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press 2020.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. An endless spiral of connectivity?; Prelude; Digital Tornado: The internet and telecommunication policy Kevin Werbach; I. Networks: 1. The regulated end of internet law, and the return to computer and information law? Christopher T. Marsden; 2. Networks, standards, and network-and-standard-based governance Julie E. Cohen; 3. Tech dominance and the policeman at the elbow Tim Wu; II. Algorithms: 4. Who do we blame for the filter bubble? On the roles of math, data, & people in algorithmic social systems Kartik Hosanagar and Alex Miller; 5. Regulating the feedback effect Viktor Mayer-Schönberger; 6. Shaping our tools: contestability as a means to promote responsible algorithmic decision making in the professions Daniel n. Kluttz, Nitin Kohli, and Deirdre K. Mulligan; III. Humanity: 7. Why a commitment to pluralism should limit how humanity is re-engineered Brett Frischmann and Evan Selinger; 8. Caveat usor: epistemic inequality as information warfare and surveillance capitalism's river of fire Shoshana Zuboff; 9. The siren song: algorithmic governance by blockchain Kevin Werbach.