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Speculative algorithms are the new invisible cage for workers

By Hatim Rahman, author of Inside the Invisible Cage: How Algorithms Control WorkersIt was barely a decade ago that many of us became enamored by the “gig” economy. Booking a room, ride, or restaurant took seconds and could be done at virtually any time or place.A major factor enabling the g
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Q&A with Julie Guthman, author of The Problem with Solutions

Why has Silicon Valley become the model for addressing today's myriad social and ecological crises? With this book, Julie Guthman digs into the impoverished solutions for food and agriculture currently emerging from Silicon Valley, urging us to stop trying to fix our broken food system through finit
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Do You Want AI To Be Used in Your Healthcare?

By Charles Binkley, co-author of Encoding Bioethics: AI in Clinical Decision-MakingArtificial Intelligence (AI) is being introduced into every sector of the human experience, and healthcare is no exception.AI models were first used in radiology in the 1980s to aid radiologists in interpretin
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Open Access Titles

Feminist Cyberlaw

by Meg Leta Jones (Editor), Amanda Levendowski (Editor)
May 2024
Open Access

Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life

by Nathan Schneider (Author), Darija Medic (Illustrator)
Feb 2024
Open Access