[spectre] Algorithms and Sovereignty

[Jaromil]

dear spectres,

here a recent publication that may interest some of you, about the
evergreen topic of algorithms and their political implications, even
beyond free and open source. Its my Ph.D thesis and its released as
creative commons, free to download.

https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/11101

I post it here because the methodologies adopted and the shores
touched by this research journey are closely related to artistic
practices. To quote a relevant excerpt:

   The reason to put forward an artistic practice in this thesis lies
   in the belief that arts can bring resourceful insights in the
   process of creating value sensitive and trustworthy designs, and
   that dialogue among disciplines is the core of creativity During
   the course of this research, my participation in the STARTS
   platform (Digital Agenda for Europe, Initiative for Science,
   Technology and the Arts) has encouraged me in the direction of
   artistic production to open a broader dialogue with society well
   beyond narrow areas of specialisation. It has been an enlightening
   and reassuring experience to hear the European Commissioner for
   Research, Science and Innovation state recently: “I think that more
   and more we all understand that innovation in the future will be on
   the intersection of the arts and sciences.

to reiterate acknowledgments (where undoubtely I've still missed to
mentiond many) my gratitude goes to all those of you who have
encouraged and helped in this journey.

best wishes


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