Inside the Invisible Cage: How Algorithms Control Workers

Rahman, Hatim

ISBN 10: 0520395549 / ISBN 13: 9780520395541

Published by University of California Press, 2024

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Title: Inside the Invisible Cage: How Algorithms ...

Publisher: University of California Press

Publication Date: 2024

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

In a world increasingly run by algorithms and artificial intelligence, Hatim Rahman traces how organizations are using algorithms to control workers in an “invisible cage.”
 
Inside the Invisible Cage uses unique longitudinal data to investigate how digital labor platforms use algorithms to dictate the actions of high-skilled workers by determining accepted behaviors, work opportunities, and even success. As Hatim Rahman explains, employers can use algorithms to shift rules and guidelines without notice, explanation,...

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