Algorithms, Decision-making, and the Human Outside the Code
| Item Type | Journal paper |
| Abstract | In this intervention, we discuss to what extent the term “decision” serves as an adequate terminology for what algorithms actually do. Although calculations of algorithms might be perceived as or be an important basis for a decision, we argue, that this terminology is not only misleading but also problematic. A calculation is not a decision, we claim, since a decision (implicitly) includes two important aspects: imaginaries about the future and a “fictional surplus” as well as the process of justification. Our proposal can be seen as an invitation to reflect but the role of “humans outside the code” (and not merely “in the loop”). |
| Authors | Krause, Florian & Beschorner, Thomas |
| Journal or Publication Title | Moral & Machines |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | computer science social sciences cultural studies |
| HSG Classification | contribution to scientific community |
| HSG Profile Area | SHSS - Kulturen, Institutionen, Maerkte (KIM) |
| Refereed | No |
| Date | 18 December 2021 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Number | 2 |
| Page Range | 78-85 |
| Publisher DOI | doi.org/10.5771/2747-5174-2021-2-78 |
| Depositing User | Prof. Dr. Thomas Beschorner |
| Date Deposited | 17 Nov 2021 21:31 |
| Last Modified | 20 Jul 2022 17:46 |
| URI: | https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/264836 |
DownloadFull text not available from this repository.CitationKrause, Florian & Beschorner, Thomas (2021) Algorithms, Decision-making, and the Human Outside the Code. Moral & Machines, 1 (2). 78-85. Statisticshttps://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/id/eprint/264836
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