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A 'coup des gens' is underway – and we're increasingly living under the regime of the algorithm

  • Written by Simon Gottschalk, Professor of Sociology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
It's almost impossible for users to detect which information is being collected, who's collecting it and what they do with it.Sarawut sriphakdee/Shutterstock.com

I recently attended a large meeting of faculty to discuss graduate students’ evaluation, recruitment and retention.

“Let the data drive your goals,” one of the speakers...

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