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Artificial Intelligence and the Infrastructure of Surveillance Authoritarianism

Techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufecki provides a stark view of the potential future of artificial intelligence (AI) and the possible dystopia toward which we are heading.

  • By David Crotty
  • Mar 16, 2018
  • 1 Comment

Blindspot — Was a Key Factor Missed in the Study of Viral Lies?

A recent study of the spread of lies on Twitter is an important advance, but the authors missed a potentially huge factor, and one we can’t ignore.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 12, 2018
  • 3 Comments

Fixing Instead of Breaking, Part Three — Blockchain, RA21, Privacy, and Trust

We continue to battle the tidal wave of data with a bucket brigade of individual privacy settings. Maybe it’s time to pause and consider a state-level solution, ala Estonia.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Feb 23, 2018
  • 7 Comments

Focusing on Value — 102 Things Journal Publishers Do (2018 Update)

In this update, the focus shifts to the value journal publishers offer, and who benefits.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Feb 6, 2018
  • 14 Comments

Fixing Instead of Breaking, Part Two — The Subscription Model

Business models that exploit vulnerabilities are unfair. Can a model that aligns producer and consumers help fix the Internet?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jan 30, 2018
  • 11 Comments

Fixing Instead of Breaking, Part One — Open Citations

With so much broken by the Internet, we may be moving into a mode of fixing things. Are open citations part of the solution, or more of the problem?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jan 29, 2018
  • 10 Comments

Enriching Book Metadata is Marketing in the Digital Age

A study of how enriching keyword metadata improved sales of 4 publishers points to changes in how we should view marketing of books online.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Dec 7, 2017
  • 3 Comments

Creating a Safety Net — Why Double-Dipping Is the Wrong Term and the Right Approach

An over-reliance on ad dollars in digital media is leading to a crisis. Can we learn some lessons about the value of revenue diversification? Can we accept that diversification isn’t “double-dipping”?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Nov 20, 2017
  • 25 Comments

Puppetmasters — Who Is Pulling the Strings in the New Information Economy?

Information manipulation is not new, yet everything is different. How do governments, preprints, algorithms, and our own responsibilities intersect? Where does peer review come in now?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Nov 13, 2017
  • 6 Comments

Book Review — “World Without Mind,” by Franklin Foer

Franklin Foer’s new book is a bracing account of the current information economy, the monopolies and motivations at its heart, and the weakening of democratized knowledge.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Oct 30, 2017
  • 5 Comments

“Technology is Not Neutral” — How Online Companies Manipulate Billions of Minds

A former Google employee explains the tricks that online companies use to manipulate users and suggests there’s a better way.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 27, 2017
  • 4 Comments

Building Healthy Online Communities — An Interview with Rachel Happe

Community management has become a key part of social media and online publishing, whether we realize it or not. In this interview, an expert in the fields shares some views of how organizations can benefit from a more singular focus.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Oct 24, 2017
  • 3 Comments

About Face — Scholarly Publishing and Social Media Regulation

A possible consequence of moves to more tightly regulate social media companies may be they start looking for new investments. And they already have some in scholarly publishing.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Oct 3, 2017
  • 8 Comments

Trouble at Hand — How Mobile Devices Perpetuate Weak Business Models

The rise of mobile is cementing business model expectations and driving new monopolies, but the ethics, incentives, and consequences of these models need to be considered.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jul 24, 2017
  • 20 Comments

Updating Asimov — How Do We Regain Control In the Digital Age?

Algorithms behave in ways even their creators can’t understand, yet they dominate how we share and see information. Do we need a “Three Laws for Algorithms”?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 10, 2017
  • 14 Comments
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