The aim of this article is to more precisely define the field of research on the automation of
communication, which is still only vaguely discernible. The central thesis argues that to be …

Media technologies now provide facts, answers, and “knowledge” to people–search
engines, apps, and virtual assistants increasingly articulate responses rather than direct …

This paper reports on a systematic literature review of CAIS/ACSI and ASIS&T conference
proceedings to identify, analyze, and map the application of feminist theories, methods, and …

Data power is a highly ambivalent phenomenon and it is precisely these ambivalences that
open up important perspectives for the burgeoning field of critical data studies: First, the …

Surveillance, as a concept and social practice, is inextricably linked to information. It is, at its
core, about information extraction and analysis conducted for some regulatory purpose. Yet …

Nel 2005 Luca ha quindici anni, un Nokia 3310 dismesso da suo fratello maggiore, un
computer sulla scrivania dello studio di casa. Chiede sempre il permesso ai suoi genitori …

This chapter will examine, as the title suggests, the rise of “human machines”. There is
growing excitement and trepidation about the ability of robotics and AI to enhance the …