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The information manifold Why Computers Can't Solve Algorithmic Bias and Fake News / Antonio Badia.
| Author/creator | Badia, Antonio |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019] |
| Description | xvii, 334 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from MIT Press Direct to Open Backfile HSS Monographs |
| Subjects |
| Series | History and foundations of information science |
| Contents | Introduction -- Information as codes : Shannon, Kolmogorov and the start of it all -- Information as content : semantics, possible worlds and all that jazz -- Information as pragmatics : impact and consequences -- Information as communication : networks and the phenomenon of emergence -- Will the real information please stand up? -- Is Shannon's theory a theory of information? -- Computers and information I : what can computers do? -- Computers and information II : machine learning, big data and algorithic bias -- Humans and information --Conclusions : where from here? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-331) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018060937 |
| ISBN | 9780262043038 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |