Algorithms, artificial intelligence and beyond: theorising society and culture of the 21st century

This volume brings together eminent scholars from various parts of the world, representing different fields of knowledge in order to explore the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of the development of new technologies.

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Other Authors: Brzeziński, Dariusz 1981- (Editor), Filipek, Kamil (Editor), Piwowar, Kuba (Editor), Winiarska-Brodowska, Małgorzata (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2025
Series:Antinomies : Innovations in the humanities, social sciences and creative arts
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Summary:This volume brings together eminent scholars from various parts of the world, representing different fields of knowledge in order to explore the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of the development of new technologies.
Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Theorising the Algorithmic Condition: Challenges, Strategies, and Perspectives -- PART I: The Algorithmic Revolution: New Theoretical Frameworks -- 1. A Theory of Algorithmic Sociality (TaS) -- 2. Theorising Artificial Intelligence as Practice -- PART II: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and the Theories of Modernity -- 3. Images of Algorithmic Modernity: Agency and Autonomy in the Age of Predictive Analytics -- 4. Zuckerberg's Cave: Smartness and Discipline in Digital Modernity -- PART III: Theory, Culture, and Society in the Algorithmic Condition -- 5. Algorithmic Nostalgia: Longing for the Past in the Age of Artificial Intelligence -- 6. Socio-cultural Artificial Intelligence (SCAI) and Journalism: A Transdisciplinary Perspective in Media and Communication Studies -- 7. Narrating AI Stories: Selected Strategies -- PART IV: Theorising AI-Driven Power and Politics -- 8. If (world2vec) Then vec2politics: On Machine Learning and the Performativity of Recursive Power -- 9. Generative AI, Big Tech and the Value of Political Economy Analysis for the Sociology of Artificial Intelligence -- 10. Four Models of Algorithmic Bureaucracy in China -- PART V: Critical Theory of Artificial Intelligence -- 11. Social Inequalities and Artificial Intelligence: How Digital Inequality Scholarship Enhances Our Understanding -- 12. AI Racial Bias: How Text-to-Image Artificial Intelligence Generators Construct Prestigious Professions -- Index.
Physical Description:xiv, 233 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9781032646916
9781032646923

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