The Economy of Algorithms [electronic resource] : : AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions
Marek Kowalkiewicz2024
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Welcome to the economy of algorithms. It’s here and it’s growing. In the past
few years, we have been flooded with examples of impressive technology.
Algorithms have been around for hundreds of years, but they have only recently
begun to ‘escape’ our understanding. When algorithms perform certain tasks,
they’re not just as good as us, they’re becoming infinitely better, and, at
the same time, massively more surprising. We are so impressed by what they can
do that we give them a lot of agency. But because they are so hard to
comprehend, this leads to all kinds of unintended consequences.
In the 20th century, things were simple: we had the economy of corporations. In
the first two decades of the 21st century, we saw the emergence of the economy
of people, otherwise known as the digital economy, enabled by the internet. Now
we’re seeing a new economy take shape: the economy of algorithms.
Main title:
Author:
Marek Kowalkiewicz, Author
Imprint:
Bristol United Kingdom : Bristol University Press, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (240 pages)
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781529242478
Language:
English
BRN:
524728
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