Algorithms and Territorial Regulation

Dominique Cardon (1) , Maxime Crépel (1) , Renuka George

1 médialab - médialab (Sciences Po)

Uber, Waze, Airbnb… The algorithms that control these platforms are based on an optimisation of the service provided to the user rather than any collective, political or moral norms. The accusations against these algorithms expose the way technical architectures implicitly govern our lives.

Keywords: Algorithm; AI; Territory; Regulation

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; Sociology

Dominique Cardon, Maxime Crépel, Renuka George. Algorithms and Territorial Regulation. Gouverner la ville numérique, Collège de France; Presses Universitaires de France, 2019, 9782130815259. ⟨hal-02997272⟩