Everyday Data Cultures

by Jean Burgess

Book Overview

The AI revolution can seem powerful and unstoppable, extracting data from every aspect of our lives and subjecting us to unprecedented surveillance and control. But at ground level, even the most advanced 'smart' technologies are not as all-powerful as either the tech companies or their critics would have us believe.

From gig worker activism to wellness tracking with sex toys and TikTokers' manipulation of the algorithm, this book shows...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509547568
• ISBN13: 9781509547562
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"