Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/216221 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Citation: 
[Journal:] Internet Policy Review [ISSN:] 2197-6775 [Volume:] 9 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society [Place:] Berlin [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 1-8
Publisher: 
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin
Abstract: 
This story is inspired by the growing feasibility of Decentralised AutonomousCorporations (DACs), operating by means of distributed blockchain technologies. The story isset in the near future where a decentralised corporation - powered by machine-learningalgorithms and fed on an unending stream of data - has entirely penetrated the fabric of society.Ultimately, however, it is the narcissism of humans - their insatiable need to be recognised insome way - that drives the exponential power of the corporation. Some of the themes thatemerge from the story are: 1) the production of social media content, 2) the dangers of corporatepersonhood, 3) the nature of human and non-human agency, 4) the nature of truth in thecontext of the information age, and 5) the potential impact of fully autonomous technologies.
Subjects: 
Sci-fi
Artificial intelligence
Big data
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