Prediction as extraction of discretion
I argue that prediction is not primarily a technological means for knowing future outcomes, but a social model for extracting and concentrating discretionary power. Prediction is a ‘relational grammar’ that governs this allocation of discretion: the everyday ability to define one's situation. T...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2023-01-01
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Series: | Big Data & Society |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517231171053 |