As governments procure, develop, implement, and mandate the use of digital and computational systems, the state becomes ever more “datafied” — and the boundaries between public and private power and accountability are increasingly blurred. Our emerging research agenda, The Datafied State, explores the growing impact of algorithms, automation, and surveillance across civic life, and the benefits […]

“At the same time that [the Big Tech industrialists] are trying to sweetheart us into thinking that AI tools and products are good for us, they’re also undermining [the] expertise that we all really value within our careers and industries.” – Lisa Messeri