After the digital tornado: networks, algorithms, humanity

by Werbach, Kevin

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Title Statements

Full title :After the digital tornado : networks, algorithms, humanity / edited by Kevin Werbach, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Summary

"Networks powered by algorithms are pervasive. Major contemporary technology trends--Internet of Things, Big Data, Digital Platform Power, Blockchain, and the Algorithmic Society--are manifestations of this phenomenon. The internet, which once seemed an unambiguous benefit to society, is now the basis for invasions of privacy, massive concentrations of power, and wide-scale manipulation. The algorithmic networked world poses deep questions about power, freedom, fairness, and human agency. The influential 1997 Federal Communications Commission whitepaper "Digital Tornado" hailed the "endless spiral of connectivity" that would transform society, and today, little remains untouched by digital connectivity. Yet fundamental questions remain unresolved, and even more serious challenges have emerged. This important collection, which offers a reckoning and a foretelling, features leading technology scholars who explain the legal, business, ethical, technical, and public policy challenges of building pervasive networks and algorithms for the benefit of humanity. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2020

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2020

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (ix, 239 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781108610018, 1108610013
oclc:on1152391014
LC Classification:TK5105.8854
Dewey Decimal:394.3/34

Subjects

Essais Essays Gouvernance d'Internet Internet -- Government policy Internet -- Industrie Internet -- Politique gouvernementale Internet governance Internet industry