What do platforms do? Understanding the gig economy
The rapid growth of the platform economy has provoked scholarly discussion of its
consequences for the nature of work and employment. We identify four major themes in the …
consequences for the nature of work and employment. We identify four major themes in the …
Data and its (dis) contents: A survey of dataset development and use in machine learning research
In this work, we survey a breadth of literature that has revealed the limitations of
predominant practices for dataset collection and use in the field of machine learning. We …
predominant practices for dataset collection and use in the field of machine learning. We …
[PDF][PDF] The Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence
K Crawford - 2021 - static10.labirint.ru
The hidden costs of artificial intelligence, from natural resources and labor to privacy and
freedom What happens when artificial intelligence saturates political life and depletes the …
freedom What happens when artificial intelligence saturates political life and depletes the …
“Collaborating” with AI: Taking a system view to explore the future of work
In the wake of media hype about artificial intelligence (AI)/human collaboration,
organizations are investing considerable resources into develo** and using AI. In this …
organizations are investing considerable resources into develo** and using AI. In this …
Algorithms at work: The new contested terrain of control
The widespread implementation of algorithmic technologies in organizations prompts
questions about how algorithms may reshape organizational control. We use perspective of …
questions about how algorithms may reshape organizational control. We use perspective of …
Expanding the locus of resistance: Understanding the co-constitution of control and resistance in the gig economy
Existing literature examines control and resistance in the context of service organizations
that rely on both managers and customers to control workers during the execution of work …
that rely on both managers and customers to control workers during the execution of work …
Labour process theory and the gig economy
A Gandini - Human relations, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
What are the distinctive traits that characterize work (ing) through (and for) a digital platform?
In the burgeoning debate on the 'gig economy', a critical examination that comprehensively …
In the burgeoning debate on the 'gig economy', a critical examination that comprehensively …
The ethnographer and the algorithm: beyond the black box
A Christin - Theory and Society, 2020 - Springer
A common theme in social science studies of algorithms is that they are profoundly opaque
and function as “black boxes.” Scholars have developed several methodological …
and function as “black boxes.” Scholars have developed several methodological …
Digital labour and development: impacts of global digital labour platforms and the gig economy on worker livelihoods
As ever more policy-makers, governments and organisations turn to the gig economy and
digital labour as an economic development strategy to bring jobs to places that need them, it …
digital labour as an economic development strategy to bring jobs to places that need them, it …
Platform labor: on the gendered and racialized exploitation of low-income service work in the 'on-demand'economy
N Van Doorn - Information, communication & society, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
How does one value something one cannot and often does not want to see? How do
contemporary digital platforms and their infrastructures of connectivity, evaluation, and …
contemporary digital platforms and their infrastructures of connectivity, evaluation, and …