# kaal:claim:3782201-005

**Claim.** Because algorithmic automation guides societal outcomes, it benefits some groups over others whether or not its owners and developers intentionally manipulate those outcomes, which makes centralized ownership and control of algorithmic automation an important societal issue.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Source quote.**

> Algorithmic automation guides societal outcomes and therefore it benefits some groups over others—whether or not its owners and developers intentionally manipulate these outcomes. Central- ized ownership and control of algorithmic automation is an important issue for soci- ety.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Future of Decentralization* (2021), Algorithmically automated control, page 7

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Future of Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782201

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**Topics.** decentralization

**Keywords.** algorithmic-automation, centralized-control, distributive-effects, platform-power

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