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Algorithms and Automation: Governance over Rituals, Machines, and Prototypes, from Sundial to Blockchain (Hardcover)

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This volume is a critical examination of the history and impact of automation on society. It provides perspectives on the history of automation and its relationship with power, emphasizing the importance of considering the social context in which automation is developed and used.

About the Author


Denisa Reshef Kera is a philosopher and designer, senior lecturer in the Science, Technology and Society at Bar Ilan University, Israel. She is the founder of a Design and Policy lab, Dando.design, which explores innovative and creative ways of embedding ethical program and regulatory norms into the fabric of technical infrastructures. Her commitment to public participation in science and technology is reflected in her unique projects. Her award-winning work Lithopy combines a fairy tale with functional code in a smart village that operates via satellites and blockchain services. Her academic career over the past decade includes University of Malta, Tel Aviv University, University of Salamanca, the National University of Singapore, Arizona State University, and Charles University in Prague, her hometown.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780367722265
ISBN-10: 0367722267
Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall
Publication Date: December 18th, 2023
Pages: 256
Language: English