How can we reduce energy waste in high-performance computing without compromising performance? This new #WJDS paper introduces a decision tool that leverages machine learning to optimize shutdown policies for idle computational units, enhancing efficiency.
https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.1.5
Authors: Chiara Fusar Bassini (Hertie School), Leonard Hackel (@tuberlin), Thorren Kirschbaum (@freieuniversitaet )
Digital labor platforms in Africa offer both opportunities & challenges, with marginalized workers facing dispossession despite tech advancements. In this study, Adio-Adet Tichafara Dinika (@unibremen, @DAIR) calls for policy reforms to protect worker autonomy & ensure equitable participation in economic shifts.
https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.1.3
#Digital #WorkerRights #GigEconomy #PlatformEconomy #Africa #socialscience #research #wjds @WZB_Berlin @towardsfairwork @milamiceli @tuberlin @FOKUSpublic
New paper: Caroline Stockman (University of Winchester) examines the human-technology relationship in current uses of generative AI (GenAI) through the lens of existential philosophy. #OpenAccess via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society:
https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.1.2
#wjds #GenerativeAI #PhilosophyOfTechnology #Philosophy #Ethics #AI #HumanComputerInteraction #research #academia #humanities #KI @FOKUSpublic @tuberlin @freieuniversitaet @WZB_Berlin @
The second issue of the Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society's 2024 volume features contributions that explore the transformation of the public sphere in the context of digitalization from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Contributors: P Yan, R Schroeder, @damiantrilling, P Leerssen, S Mertens, D de Coninck, L d'Haenens.
Read the Editorial: https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/4.2.1
#wjds #openaccess #research #socialscience #digitalization @FOKUSpublic @freieuniversitaet @tuberlin @WZB_Berlin
What if decision-making models do more than just describe decisions? In this #wjds paper, U Meyer & R Werner argue that models from organizational theory & ArtificialIntelligence are performative, influencing how decisions are understood, modeled, and enacted.
How are companies using algorithm-based management and performance tracking, and how do workers perceive them? What are the challenges for works councils and trade unions?
Read this paper via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds by P Wotschack, L Hellbach, F Butollo:
https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/4.3.5
#research #socialscience #work ##LaborRights #AI #AlgorithmicManagement #GigEconomy #DigitalLabor #FutureOfWork #PlatformEconomy @WZB_Berlin @towardsfairwork @tuberlin @FOKUSpublic
New paper: "Polarization and Networked Framing. The Syrian and Ukrainian #Refugee Crises on X/Twitter", by Sercan Kiyak, Stefan Mertens, David De Coninck, Leen d'Haenens (all @KULeuvenDigiSoc).
#openaccess via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds
#socialmedia #research #mediastudies #socialscience #hatespeech #zsmhlt
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from the Weizenbaum Journal for the digital Society: Three contributions - Voices for the Networked Society - discuss Algorithmic Management from different perspectives. #WJDS
Valeria Pulignano writes in Unveiling ‘Algorithm Governance’ how it shapes working conditions by influencing the use of diverse contractual employment forms. https://ojs.weizenbaum-institut.de/index.php/wjds/article/view/4_3_6
»Education in the Digital World«
Special issue of the Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society fully out now. Edited by Eva Gredel, Irene-Angelica Chounta, German Neubaum, David Wiesche (all @unidue)
https://ojs.weizenbaum-institut.de/index.php/wjds/issue/view/4_4
#research #publication #openaccess #education #digitalization #wjds @DeutscherBildungsserver
Fully out now:
»Sustainable Artificial Intelligence – Critical and Constructive Reflections on Promises and Solutions, Amplifications and Contradictions«
Issue 4.1 (2024) of the Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society, edited by André Ullrich, @Rainer_Rehak, Andrea Hamm, and @RainerMuehlhoff
https://ojs.weizenbaum-institut.de/index.php/wjds/issue/view/4_1
#wjds #openaccess #ai #ki @pschuetze @informatik #research #socialscience #computerscience #informatik #climatechange #klimawandel
How can the #linguistic design of #AI affect normative dimensions, such as trust and appealability?
New #wjds paper »Too Far Away from the #Job Market – Says Who?« by Alexander Berman:
https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/4.3.3
via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds #ai #research #openaccess #publication #linguistics #ethics #work #labor
Call for Papers #CfP: The #WJDS special issue on “Well-being in the Digital World” will focus on one of the most pertinent goals the world faces today: ensuring individual well-being.
Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 July 2024
Learn more 
https://ojs.weizenbaum-institut.de/index.php/wjds/announcement/view/6
How does algorithmic management influence working conditions? And can the concept of "algorithm governance" help us better understand how #labor platforms govern #work?
Read this new paper by Valeria Pulignano (KU Leuven):
https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/4.3.6
via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds #openaccess #AlgorithmManagement #AlgorithmGovernance #PlatformWork #DigitalLabor #GigEconomy #WorkConditions #LaborMarket #EmploymentForms #LaborRegulation #research #sociology #socialscience
Algorithmic transparency is a priority in social media regulation such as the EU Digital Services Act #dsa. In a recent paper, Paddy Leerssen (UvA #law) brings legal debates on #platform transparency in conversation with insights from critical transparency studies & critical algorithm studies:
https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/4.2.3
#openaccess via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds #research #digital #platform #techregulation
How does #digitalization change the way we #work? According to Moritz Altenried (HU Berlin), digital technologies and algorithmic management play a crucial role in the inclusion of highly diverse workforces.
Read his paper #openaccess via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds:
https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/4.3.4
#research #socialscience #automation #migration #diversity #GigEconomy #platforms
@WZB_Berlin @CAISnrw
In this contribution to the Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds, the authors Peter Buxmann and Sara Ellenrieder do not focus on automation when it comes to #AI technologies, but on promoting effective collaboration between humans and AI. Find out more: https://ojs.weizenbaum-institut.de/index.php/wjds/article/view/4_1_7
The #EU Digital Services Act emphasizes data access & algorithmic accountability. But why does this focus matter in the #DSA framework, & why should it be fully weighted against opposing interests?
New paper by Paddy Leerssen:
https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/4.2.3
via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds
#openaccess #Transparency #SocialMedia #algorithms #Observability #platformgovernance #regulation #law @dsaobservatory @WZB_Berlin @FOKUSpublic
"The enthusiasm for sustainable AI primarily serves hegemonic interests, rather than genuinely aiming for resource-friendly and ethical solutions."
Read the paper "The Problem of Sustainable AI" by @pschuetze #openaccess via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds:
#CfP: “Well-Being in the Digital World” - Special Issue of the Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds. Submit your abstracts by July 31, 2024:
https://ojs.weizenbaum-institut.de/index.php/wjds/announcement/view/6
@FOKUSpublic @WZB_Berlin @unipotsdam @mentalhealth @DFN #mentalhealth #wellbeing #digital #openaccess
Can sustainable shopping recommendations in online retail contribute to reducing #GlobalWarming?
New paper by Marja Lena Hoffmann (@tuberlin), Ivana Nanevski (BHT Berlin), et al. via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds:
https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/4.1.2
#Sustainability #ClimateCrisis #digitalization #OpenAccess @JWI_CriticalAI @FraunhoferFOKUS @claraigk @Rainer_Rehak @RainerMuehlhoff @pschuetze @WZB_Berlin @informatik
