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Black Boxes - Versiegelungskontexte und Öffnungsversuche: Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven
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Abstract We are surrounded by complex things that affect us but which remain concealed behind interfaces. Examples of such black boxes are diverse: smart watches, artificial intelligence, complex software, and gene-editing technology. This interdisciplinary volume explores case examples of black boxes using ... view more
We are surrounded by complex things that affect us but which remain concealed behind interfaces. Examples of such black boxes are diverse: smart watches, artificial intelligence, complex software, and gene-editing technology. This interdisciplinary volume explores case examples of black boxes using theoretical analytic tools, looks at the ways they are sealed, and presents attempts to disclose their contents.... view less
Keywords
new technology; cybernetics; algorithm; digitalization; software; history of engineering; artificial intelligence; man-machine system
Classification
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Free Keywords
Black Box; History of Technology; Interface; Materiality
Document language
German
Publication Year
2020
Publisher
De Gruyter
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
418 p.
Series
Materiale Textkulturen, 31
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110701319
ISBN
978-3-11-070131-9
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0