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You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem

Renegotiating the Socio-Technical Contract
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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... Read More
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You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem

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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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