Pattern Discrimination

by Clemens Apprich, Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Florian Cramer, and Hito Steyerl

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How do “human” prejudices reemerge in algorithmic cultures allegedly devised to be blind to them?

How do “human” prejudices reemerge in algorithmic cultures allegedly devised to be blind to them? To answer this question, this book investigates a fundamental axiom in computer science: pattern discrimination. By imposing identity on input data, in order to filter—that is, to discriminate—signals from noise, patterns become a highly political issue. Algorithmic identity politics reinstate old forms of social segregation, such as class, race, and gender, through defaults and paradigmatic assumptions about the homophilic nature of connection.

Instead of providing a more “objective” basis...

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  • ISBN10 1517906458
  • ISBN13 9781517906450
  • Publish Date 13 November 2018
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of Minnesota Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 144
  • Language English