arXiv AI

Aesthetic Perspectives in Information Systems Research: A Hermeneutic Analysis

arXiv:2606. 09839v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: How might implicit aesthetic perspectives shape what Information Systems (IS) scholarship recognises as worthy of study (or not)?

arXiv AI
Aug 11

Abstracted Away: Resisting Alienation and Ungrounded Abstraction in AI Research Communities

arXiv:2608. 08408v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Logics of abstraction in computational AI research often push important forms of knowledge and reflection aside: dominant standards of legitimacy separate from lived experience of harm; the goals of work misalign with the practices that operationalize them; and career demands crowd out critical reflection.

By Vyoma Raman, Isabel O. Gallegos, Neha Srivathsa
arXiv AI
Jun 26

Dream machine -- the next creative economy

arXiv:2606. 26114v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We examine the structural transformation of creative industries under generative artificial intelligence, drawing on 374 primary sources spanning policy documents, industry data, creator surveys, and platform analytics.

By Peter Woodbridge, John J. O'Hare
arXiv AI
Jun 9

I Was Scrolling and Then I Saw a Pregnant Strawberry

arXiv:2606. 09589v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: AI minidramas (also known as fruit dramas) are short, algorithmically distributed generative AI video series featuring anthropomorphized characters that have recently emerged as a widespread phenomenon on social media platforms.

By Piera Riccio
arXiv AI
Jul 22

Governing Well in the Algorithmic Age: The Foundations of Digital Statecraft

arXiv:2607. 18483v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The digital substrate of states -- data, algorithms, infrastructure, platforms, applications -- is being governed without adequate conceptual foundations.

By Zeynep Engin, Tim Gordon, Viviana Bastidas, Tom Crick, Jon Crowcroft, Jean-Martin Denis, David J. Hand, Lauren Maffeo, Jakob M\"okander, Irene Ng, Anastasija Nikiforova, Giulio Quaggiotto, David Uriel Socol de la Osa, Rhonda Syler, Philip Treleaven, Stefaan Verhulst
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Jul 31

Design Concept: Scaffolding Geopolitical Reflection Among Tech Workers

This paper presents a speculative Human-Computer Interaction design proposal for encouraging geopolitical reflexivity amongst tech workers at geopolitically relevant technology companies. Recent scholarship in International Relations and Science and Technology Studies increasingly recognizes technology firms and their workers as geopolitical actors whose decisions shape international dynamics.