Abstract
As the algorithmic retrofitting of everyday interactions steadily advances, so does the need to understand how humans and algorithms influence each other over time. For this purpose, the interaction has become the primary site of empirical research. Yet, the relational, spatial and temporal boundaries that the interaction brings to bear are poorly defined, largely outdated and often restrictive. This results in novel findings aggregating to already worn-out narratives where the interaction is the only way algorithms participate and transform everyday life. In contrast, the concept of relationship, which entails relational, emotional, temporal, and spatial dynamics more attuned to how humans and algorithms increasingly influence each other, has received little attention. Borrowing Robert Hinde's framework of "patterned interactions=relationship,"this provocation challenges the limits of the interaction and argues that the relational boundaries of a relationship open up new opportunities for empirically researching how humans and algorithms influence each other over time.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | DIS 2024 : Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference |
Number of pages | 5 |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
Publication date | Jul 2024 |
Pages | 74-78 |
ISBN (Print) | 979-8-4007-0583-0 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 979-8-4007-0632-5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2024 |
Event | 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2024 - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 1 Jul 2024 → 5 Jul 2024 |
Conference
Conference | 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2024 |
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Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | Copenhagen |
Period | 01/07/2024 → 05/07/2024 |
Keywords
- Critical Algorithm Studies
- Ethnography of algorithms