TY - GEN
T1 - Algorithmic Agency in Information Systems
T2 - Research Opportunities for Data Analytics of Digital Traces
AU - Andersen, Jonas Valbjørn
AU - Lindberg, Aron
AU - Lindgren, Rikard
AU - Selander , Lisen
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The complex networks of today involve algorithms, humans, machines, and tools. As a consequence of their digital and sociotechnical nature, they increasingly exhibit autonomous and intelligent characteristics. This development puts prevailing assumptions about information systems at stake. In this paper, we specifically engage with a radical reframing of past conceptualizations of machine intelligence or agency. Based on our theorizing, we advance and substantiate a novel algorithmic agency perspective that centers around three key characteristics: algorithmic interpretation, data generativity, and input translation. These characteristics pave the way for a new wave of research in information systems. Our proposed research opportunities for data analytics of digital traces address conditions for, features of, and approaches to algorithmic agency.
AB - The complex networks of today involve algorithms, humans, machines, and tools. As a consequence of their digital and sociotechnical nature, they increasingly exhibit autonomous and intelligent characteristics. This development puts prevailing assumptions about information systems at stake. In this paper, we specifically engage with a radical reframing of past conceptualizations of machine intelligence or agency. Based on our theorizing, we advance and substantiate a novel algorithmic agency perspective that centers around three key characteristics: algorithmic interpretation, data generativity, and input translation. These characteristics pave the way for a new wave of research in information systems. Our proposed research opportunities for data analytics of digital traces address conditions for, features of, and approaches to algorithmic agency.
KW - Algorithmic Agency
KW - Sociotechnical Systems
KW - Machine Intelligence
KW - Data Generativity
KW - Digital Traces
KW - Algorithmic Agency
KW - Sociotechnical Systems
KW - Machine Intelligence
KW - Data Generativity
KW - Digital Traces
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/algorithmic-agency-information-systems-research-opportunities-data-analytics-digital-traces
U2 - 10.1109/HICSS.2016.571
DO - 10.1109/HICSS.2016.571
M3 - Article in proceedings
SP - 4597
EP - 4605
BT - Proceedings of the 49th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
PB - IEEE
ER -