Total life insurance: Logics of anticipatory control and actuarial governance in insurance technology
J Sadowski - Social Studies of Science, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Calling attention to the growing intersection between the insurance and technology sectors—
or 'insurtech'—this article is intended as a bat signal for the interdisciplinary fields that have …
or 'insurtech'—this article is intended as a bat signal for the interdisciplinary fields that have …
A sociological analysis of structural racism in “student list” lead generation products
O Jaquette, KG Salazar - Educational Evaluation and Policy …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Colleges identify prospective students by purchasing “student lists.” Student list products are
selection devices that use search filters to select students. Drawing from the sociology of …
selection devices that use search filters to select students. Drawing from the sociology of …
Unmasked: A history of the individualization of risk
GR Krippner - Sociological Theory, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article, I explore how risk transformed from being understood as a property of groups
to being understood as a property of individuals by examining the history of public and …
to being understood as a property of individuals by examining the history of public and …
Three different types of AI hype in healthcare
M Strange - AI and Ethics, 2024 - Springer
Healthcare systems are the embodiment of big data–as evident in the logistics of resource
management, estate maintenance, diagnoses, patient monitoring, research, etc.–such that …
management, estate maintenance, diagnoses, patient monitoring, research, etc.–such that …
Insights from insurance for fair machine learning
We argue that insurance can act as an analogon for the social situatedness of machine
learning systems, hence allowing machine learning scholars to take insights from the rich …
learning systems, hence allowing machine learning scholars to take insights from the rich …
The Moral Affordances of Construing People as Cases: How Algorithms and the Data They Depend on Obscure Narrative and Noncomparative Justice
B Kiviat - Sociological Theory, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Like many modes of rationalized governance, algorithms depend on rendering people as
cases: discrete entities defined by regularized, atemporal attributes. This enables the …
cases: discrete entities defined by regularized, atemporal attributes. This enables the …
The banality of surveillance
S Brayne - Surveillance & Society, 2022 - ojs.library.queensu.ca
Surveillance is a ubiquitous and routine organizational practice. It has a long history as a
tool of governance and a tacit right of the state. In the digital age, actors within both public …
tool of governance and a tacit right of the state. In the digital age, actors within both public …
Melting contestation: insurance fairness and machine learning
L Barry, A Charpentier - Ethics and Information Technology, 2023 - Springer
With their intensive use of data to classify and price risk, insurers have often been confronted
with data-related issues of fairness and discrimination. This paper provides a comparative …
with data-related issues of fairness and discrimination. This paper provides a comparative …
Credit Scoring as a Carceral Practice: An Abolitionist Framework
T Friedline, K Stewart, C Bolinger, AK Wood - Race and Social Problems, 2024 - Springer
The practice of credit scoring is ubiquitous in today's economy. Three-digit credit scores or
their underlying data are applied well beyond the lending decisions for which they were …
their underlying data are applied well beyond the lending decisions for which they were …
Scoring rules and calibration for imprecise probabilities
What does it mean to say that, for example, the probability for rain tomorrow is between 20%
and 30%? The theory for the evaluation of precise probabilistic forecasts is well-developed …
and 30%? The theory for the evaluation of precise probabilistic forecasts is well-developed …