Hi, PolySocial Reality (PoSR) is a conceptual model that encompasses messaging and communications—including algorithms. You might find something at posr.org and at posr.org/wiki/publications -Sally Sally Applin, Ph.D. .......... Research Fellow HRAF Advanced Research Centres (EU), Canterbury Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing (CSAC) .......... Research Associate Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) Yale University .......... Associate Editor, IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine Member, IoT Council Executive Board Member: The Edward H. and Rosamond B. Spicer Foundation .......... http://www.posr.org http://www.sally.com I am based in Silicon Valley .......... sally@sally.com | 650.339.5236
On May 27, 2019, at 8:20 AM, Loup Cellard <loupcellard@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi folks,
Anyone can recommend readings helping in conceptualising algorithms as "old" infrastructures or "living" archives.
I am studying more particularly large-scale decision-making systems that relies on "old" infrastructures of the state. Ex: algorithms used to calculate taxes, the work mobility of civil servants, allocation of students into schools, etc.
I am interested about two things :
- while algorithms are sometimes defined as innovative and somehow "new" they actually relies on "old" infrastructures. (the temporality of infrastructures) - the infrastructural capacity of the state and the way it maintain an opacity on these systems. (the attractiveness and dangers of algorithmic transparency)
Any recommendation from infrastructure studies ? critical algorithm studies ? sociology/anthropology of the state and civil services ?
Many thanks,
Loup
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