Big Data &Society, Volume 9, Issue 2, July-December 2022. This commentary tests a methodology proposed by Munk et al. (2022) for using failed predictions in machine learning as a method to identify ambiguous and rich cases for qualitative analysis…
Big Data &Society, Volume 9, Issue 2, July-December 2022. Algorithmic technologies and artificial intelligence are centred on data and generate new business models, known as the data-driven economy. In the European Union context, the development of…
Big Data &Society, Volume 9, Issue 2, July-December 2022. Algorithmic decision-making increasingly shapes people’s daily lives. Given that such autonomous systems can cause severe harm to individuals and social groups, fairness concerns have arisen…
Big Data &Society, Volume 9, Issue 2, July-December 2022. With technologies like machine learning and data analytics being deployed as privileged means to improve how contemporary bureaucracies work, many governments around the world have turned to…
Big Data &Society, Volume 9, Issue 2, July-December 2022. Emotion recognition, and in particular acial emotion recognition (FER), is among the most controversial applications of machine learning, not least because of its ethical implications for hu…
Big Data &Society, Volume 9, Issue 2, July-December 2022. The rise of digital platforms is growingly acknowledged as a pivotal characteristic of contemporary capitalism. A subset of the literature on digital platforms scrutinized the political econ…
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Big Data &Society, Volume 9, Issue 2, July-December 2022. In 2020, the European Union announced the award of the contract for the biometric part of the new database for border control, the Entry Exit System, to two companies: IDEMIA and Sopra Steri…
Big Data &Society, Volume 9, Issue 2, July-December 2022. Scholars of critical algorithmic studies, including those from geography, anthropology, science talent search, and communication studies, have begun to consider how algorithmic devices and p…
Big Data &Society, Volume 9, Issue 2, July-December 2022. The financial applications of data technology have enabled the rise of Chinese fintech industries. As part of people’s everyday lives, fintech apps have helped companies collect vast amounts…