Dear all
Apologies for cross-posting. We'd like to invite you to attend our PDW:
"Algo, AI and I: Exploring Identities in Algorithms and How AI Reshapes Who We Are at Work"
at the AoM this year - link https://cdmcd.co/jPBL7R
The workshop will discuss the link between digital technologies and occupational identities, with the participation of Corentin Curchod, Samer Faraj, Sarah Lebovitz and Michael Pratt.
Time and location
✅ Session Number: 437
📅 Saturday, August 10, 2024
⏲ 15:00 – 16:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
😃 Fairmont: Regent Room
Description
This workshop discusses the implications of algorithmic work on occupational identity. It argues that algorithms and AI are changing the nature of work interactions and that this is disrupting the traditional way in which workers build their sense of self at work. It explores the impact of (intelligent) algorithms on occupational identities, particularly in the context of digital work where algorithms increasingly structure, command, and define what workers do. It argues that occupational identities are not simply defined by interactions with humans, but also by interactions with algorithms. This is because algorithms are becoming increasingly embedded in work processes, and workers are doing their work through algorithms as well as interacting with them directly. The PDW invites to explore new perspectives on occupational identity ‘in’ algorithmic work, where algorithms are seen as a new work structure that changes workers' relationship with their work and how they build their occupational self. The workshop suggests that researchers need to develop a new approach to studying identities in algorithms, one that takes into account the intra-active nature of the relationship between algorithms and workers. It gathers a panel of four scholars who are working on different aspects of algorithmic work and identity: Corentin Curchod, Samer Faraj, Sarah Lebovitz and Michael Pratt.
If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with me (corentin.curchod@ed.ac.uk). Sarah, Samer, Mike and I look forward to seeing you in Chicago!
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Corentin Curchod
University of Edinburgh
EDINBURGH
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