Following the release of large language models in the late 2010s, the backers of this new
type of artificial intelligence (AI) publicly affirmed that the technology is controversial and …

Data-driven urbanism is often entangled with the smart city and practiced in a way that
prioritizes control over physical objects and downplays the human and political aspects of …

There is a markedly broad range of definitions and illustrative examples of the role played by
governments themselves within the literature on government platforms. In response we …

Background The prescription of psychotropic medication to older people living with
dementia in residential aged care has become an increasing concern. The use of …

Planners, policy makers, and scholars are increasingly using social media data to study
public life in cities. Yet, such projects tend to be limited by three commitments that shape the …

In recent years, citizen engagement in policy and research has gained considerable
momentum. In the healthcare domain, patient narratives, through various mediums, have …

Following concerns about social media's role in politics (fostering polarization and
spreading disinformation), many activists and civic hackers have developed alternative …

The roles digital media-technologies play in raising public issues relating to emerging
technologies and their potential for engaging publics with science and policy assessments is …

Personalized medicine has generated massive investments in data integration initiatives
and stimulated new flows of health data among multiple actors. Such flows raise questions …

In this special issue, we turn to ideas of and approaches to critical technical practices (CTPs)
as entry points to doing critique and doing things critically in digitally mediated cultures and …