9781787702929
The Tyranny of Algorithms
We read all sorts of things about AI, as the promise of a future happiness or as a threat capable of putting an end to humanity. While we cannot be "for" or "against" AI—it's already here, and not likely to disappear any time soon—the question we face is how to exist as human beings—individually, socially, collectively—in a world governed by algorithms. AI allows us to make many kinds of work easier, but these benefits often come at the cost of reducing a person to a set of micro-data, far removed from the human characteristics that define him. We have entered an era of algorithmic governmentality, in which leaders have deliberately delegated their decision-making to AI. How, then, can we still talk about democracy? Benasayag gives his considered answers in this short but illuminating book, a hybrid of essay and interview.
  • Publisher: Europa Editions
  • Publication date: 13/05/2021
  • ISBN: 9781787702929
  • Page extent: 128
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dimensions: 180 mm x 120 mm
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