The Tensions of Algorithmic Thinking
eBook - ePub

The Tensions of Algorithmic Thinking

Automation, Intelligence and the Politics of Knowing

  1. 152 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Tensions of Algorithmic Thinking

Automation, Intelligence and the Politics of Knowing

About this book

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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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. 1 Introduction: Tense Thinking and the Myths of an Algorithmic New Life
  8. 2 The Pursuit of Posthuman Security
  9. 3 Overstepping and the Navigation of the Perceived Limits of Algorithmic Thinking
  10. 4 (Dreaming of) Super Cognizers and the Stretching of the Known
  11. 5 The Presences of Nonknowledge
  12. 6 Conclusion: Algorithmic Thinking and the Will to Automate
  13. References
  14. Index

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