articleUvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam)Oct 29, 2025GREEN OA

Tackling the Algorithmic Control Crisis -- the Technical, Legal, and Ethical Challenges of Research into Algorithmic Agents

Indexed inarxivdatacite

Abstract

Algorithmic agents permeate every instant of our online existence. Based on our digital profiles built from the massive surveillance of our digital existence, algorithmic agents rank search results, filter our emails, hide and show news items on social networks feeds, try to guess what products we might buy next for ourselves and for others, what movies we want to watch, and when we might be pregnant. Algorithmic agents select, filter, and recommend products, information, and people. Increasingly, algorithmic agents don't just select from the range of human created alternatives, but also they create. Burgeoning algorithmic agents are capable of providing us with content made just for us, and engage with us…

Citation impact

134
total citations
FWCI
Percentile
References
0
Citations per year

Authors

9

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Computer science
  • BitTorrent tracker
  • Internet privacy
  • Control (management)
  • Filter (signal processing)
  • Data science
  • Computer security
  • Artificial intelligence
No related works found for this paper.

Funding