You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem: Renegotiating the Socio-Technical Contract

Author:   José Marichal (California Lutheran University)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
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9781529244717


Pages:   146
Publication Date:   16 September 2025
Format:   Hardback
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You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem: Renegotiating the Socio-Technical Contract


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In the age of AI, where personal data fuels corporate profits and state surveillance, what are the implications for democracy? This incisive book explores the unspoken agreement we have with tech companies. In exchange for reducing the anxiety of an increasingly complex online world, we submit to algorithmic classification and predictability. This reduces incentives for us to become ""algorithmic problems"" with dire consequences for liberal democracy. He calls for a movement to demand that algorithms promote play, creativity and potentiality rather than conformity. This is a must-read for anyone navigating the intersection of technology, politics and identity in an increasingly data-driven world.

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Author:   José Marichal (California Lutheran University)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Bristol University Press
ISBN:  

9781529244717


ISBN 10:   1529244714
Pages:   146
Publication Date:   16 September 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: You Must Remain an Algorithmic Problem Chapter 1: How Much of a Problem are We? Chapter 2: The Politics of Optimization Chapter 3: The Problem for Democracy Chapter 4: The Algorithmic Contract and its Discontents Chapter 5: The Classification Economy Chapter 6: Optimizing Identity Chapter 7: Algorithmic Obligation

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‘In this groundbreaking work, Marichal breathes new life into liberal contract theory, skilfully applying it to examine how algorithms shape our choices and decisions in the digital age.’ Scott Timcke, Research ICT Africa


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José Marichal is Professor of Political Science at California Lutheran University.

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