Human–algorithm hybrids as (quasi‐)organizations? On the accountability of digital collective actors.

Models of individual accountability for algorithms' actions fail when a human–algorithm association comes to be viewed as a collective actor. In some situations, human and algorithmic actions are so closely intertwined that there is no longer a linear connection between the emergent collectivity and...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:Journal of Law & Society Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 100 - 120
Autores principales: BECKERS, ANNA, TEUBNER, GUNTHER
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Mar2023
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=162671995&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: hlh
    uiTerm: 162671995
    longDbName: Humanities International Complete
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        0263323X
        7Q3
      jtl: Journal of Law & Society
      issn: 0263323X
      maglogo: Y
    pubinfo:
      dt: Mar2023
      vid: 50
      iid: 1
      pid: 480
      pub: Wiley-Blackwell
    artinfo:
      ui:
        162671995
        10.1111/jols.12412
      ppf: 100
      ppct: 20
      formats:
        fmt:
          @attributes:
            type: P
            size: 262KB
      tig:
        atl: Human–algorithm hybrids as (quasi‐)organizations? On the accountability of digital collective actors.
      aug:
        au:
          BECKERS, ANNA
          TEUBNER, GUNTHER
        affil:
          Faculty of Law, Maastricht University Bouillonstraat 1–3, 6211LH, Maastricht, the Netherlands
          Faculty of Law, Goethe‐Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      su: Social interaction
      sug:
        subj: Social interaction
      ab: Models of individual accountability for algorithms' actions fail when a human–algorithm association comes to be viewed as a collective actor. In some situations, human and algorithmic actions are so closely intertwined that there is no longer a linear connection between the emergent collectivity and the complex interactions of humans and algorithms. In such collective decision‐making sequences, individual accountability can no longer be attributed. Therefore, a new perspective on human–algorithm associations that captures their emergent properties and organizational qualities is needed to develop appropriate models of collective accountability. This article seeks to answer a number of questions. How can the encounter between humans and algorithms within such a socio‐technical configuration be adequately theorized? Can the configuration itself be understood as a hybrid collectivity? Can actions be attributed to the configuration as a personified collective actor? How will accountability be institutionalized for human–algorithm associations – in centralized or distributed collective forms?
      pubtype: Academic Journal
      doctype: Article
      src: R
    language: English
    refInfo:
    copyright:
      @attributes:
        flag: Y
      custom: Copyright of Journal of Law & Society is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.
      item: Journal of Law & Society
      holder: Wiley-Blackwell
      dt:
        @attributes:
          year: 2023
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N