[Air-L] Forthcoming Book - You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem

[Jose Marichal]

Dear AoIR colleagues,

Apologies for the self-promotion, but I though some of you might be
interested to know that my book "You Must Become and Algorithmic Problem"
is available for pre-order with Bristol University Press.

https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/you-must-become-an-algorithmic-problem

The book addresses the unspoken social contract 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.” Instead,
we develop algorithmic habits ourselves with dire consequences for liberal
democracy. I calls for a reconsideration of the socio-technical contract
that insists upon algorithms that promote play, creativity and potentiality
rather than classification and reification.

Please reach out if you'd like to know more about the book.

Warmest regards,
Jose Marichal
Professor of Political Science
California Lutheran University
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josé marichal, ph.d. | political science department | california lutheran
university | 60 w. olsen road | #3800 | thousand oaks, ca  91360
Book: You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem (Bristol University Press)
<https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/you-must-become-an-algorithmic-problem>