This article reviews the critical and sociological literature on algorithms and AI in light of anthropocentric social theories of power and its dimensions. Building on the classic conceptual distinction between power to (agency) and power over (domination), I outline two main theorizations of algorithmic agency, which here I call "networked" and "cultural", and conceptualize four dimensions of algorithmic domination: opaque coercion, computational authority, structural conditioning, and data governmentality.

Teorie e dimensioni del potere algoritmico, tra agency e dominio / M. Airoldi. - In: SCIENZA & POLITICA. - ISSN 1825-9618. - 36:70(2024), pp. 49-63. [10.6092/issn.1825-9618/19863]

Teorie e dimensioni del potere algoritmico, tra agency e dominio

M. Airoldi
2024

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This article reviews the critical and sociological literature on algorithms and AI in light of anthropocentric social theories of power and its dimensions. Building on the classic conceptual distinction between power to (agency) and power over (domination), I outline two main theorizations of algorithmic agency, which here I call "networked" and "cultural", and conceptualize four dimensions of algorithmic domination: opaque coercion, computational authority, structural conditioning, and data governmentality.
Potere; Algoritmi, IA, Agency, Dominio; Power; Algorithms; AI; Agency; Domination;
Settore SPS/08 - Sociologia dei Processi Culturali e Comunicativi
Settore SPS/07 - Sociologia Generale
2024
https://scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/article/view/19863/18039
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