After the digital tornado : networks, algorithms, humanity

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Label

After the digital tornado : networks, algorithms, humanity

Title remainder

networks, algorithms, humanity

Statement of responsibility

edited by Kevin Werbach

Contributor

• Werbach, Kevin

Editor

• Werbach, Kevin

Subject

• Internet -- Government policy
• Internet governance
• Internet industry

Language

eng

Summary

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 basis for invasions of privacy, massive concentrations of power, and wide-scale manipulation. The algorithmic networked world poses deep questions about power, freedom, fairness, and human agency. The influential 1997 Federal Communications Commission whitepaper 2Digital Tornado3 hailed the 2endless spiral of connectivity3 that would transform society, and today, little remains untouched by digital connectivity. Yet fundamental questions remain unresolved, and even more serious challenges have emerged. This important collection, which offers a reckoning and a foretelling, features leading technology scholars who explain the legal, business, ethical, technical, and public policy challenges of building pervasive networks and algorithms for the benefit of humanity. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core

Cataloging source

UkCbUP

Index

index present

LC call number

TK5105.8854

LC item number

.A48 2020

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries