Open AccessIntroduction: Algorithmic Thought
Author(s) -
M. Beatrice Fazi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
theory, culture and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.747
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1460-3616
pISSN - 0263-2764
DOI - 10.1177/02632764211054122
Subject(s) - section (typography) , special section , set (abstract data type) , computer science , cognitive science , epistemology , character (mathematics) , boom , data science , artificial intelligence , management science , psychology , philosophy , engineering , mathematics , geometry , engineering physics , environmental engineering , programming language , operating system
This introduction to a special section on algorithmic thought provides a framework through which the articles in that collection can be contextualised and their individual contributions highlighted. Over the past decade, there has been a growing interest in artificial intelligence (AI). This special section reflects on this AI boom and its implications for studying what thinking is. Focusing on the algorithmic character of computing machines and the thinking that these machines might express, each of the special section’s essays considers different dimensions of algorithmic thought, engaging with a diverse set of epistemological questions and issues.