You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem
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You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem
You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem
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 Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529244724
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 16 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Illustration: Not illustrated
Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 146
About the Author
José Marichal is Professor of Political Science at California Lutheran University.
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