# Algorithmic automation `kaal:entity:algorithmic-automation` **Status.** derived This node is assembled mechanically from the 8 claims that carry the concept tag `algorithmic-automation`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself. ## Every claim under this term 8 claims across 3 works, 2021 to 2021. **2021** - [3782201-005](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782201-005) [mechanism/argued] -- 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. > 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. Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Future of Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782201 - [3782201-006](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782201-006) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Taken to the extreme, centralized control of algorithmic automation could negate human input in data systems where those systems are designed to ignore individual choice in favor of the goals of the platform owners. > Taken to the extreme, centralized control of algorithmic automation could negate human input in data systems if the systems are designed to ignore individual choice, in preference to the goals of the platforms' owners. Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Future of Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782201 - [3808867-023](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3808867-023) [mechanism/asserted] *(failure mode)* -- The conveniences and benefits of centralized algorithmic automation carry risks to humanity that cannot be fully quantified, and decentralized systems can counteract those downsides and threats. > At the same time, the conveniences and benefits that derive from centralized algorithmic automation bring with them risks to humanity that cannot be fully quantified. Decentralized systems can counteract the downsides and threats of algorithmic automation Wulf A. Kaal, How Decentralized Systems Can Upgrade AI (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3808867 - [3808867-028](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3808867-028) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- In its ultimate state, algorithmic automation negates human input in data systems altogether, because human bounded rationality creates inefficiencies and the human condition yields suboptimal outputs even when algorithmically optimized. > In its ultimate state, algorithmic automation negates human input in data systems as humans' bounded rationality creates inefficiencies and the human condition results in suboptimal outputs, even when algorithmically optimized. Wulf A. Kaal, How Decentralized Systems Can Upgrade AI (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3808867 - [3808867-029](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3808867-029) [mechanism/asserted] -- A feedback loop exists between decentralized protection of the human factor in algorithmic systems and the proliferation of both algorithmic automation and decentralized solutions. > A feedback loop exists between decentralized protection of the human factor in algorithmic systems and the proliferation of both algorithmic automation and decentralized solutions. Wulf A. Kaal, How Decentralized Systems Can Upgrade AI (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3808867 - [3808867-032](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3808867-032) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Because of its autocratic and efficiency focused tendencies, centralized algorithmic automation is prone to create structures for the evolution of dataism, which ultimately denies the value of human inputs and individualism. > Because of it autocratic and efficiency focused tendencies, centralized algorithmic automation is prone to create structures for the evolution of dataism, which ultimately denies the value of human inputs and individualism. Wulf A. Kaal, How Decentralized Systems Can Upgrade AI (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3808867 - [3808873-029](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3808873-029) [definitional/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Centralized algorithmic automation, defined as artificially intelligent systems taking over core functions in human society, poses perhaps the greatest threat to decentralization. > Centralized algorithmic automation poses perhaps the greatest threat to decentralization. Centralized algorithmic automation describes the process of artificially intelligent systems taking over core functions in human society. Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization Neutralizers (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3808873 - [3808873-032](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3808873-032) [mechanism/argued] *(failure mode)* -- An algorithmic future in which most human decisions are predicted or performed by algorithms threatens human individuality, and the resulting loss of diversity of human experience and of unpredictability threatens the diversity of nodes in decentralized systems. > An algorithmic future where most of humans' decisions are predicted and or performed by algorithms creates a threat for human individuality. The lack of diversity of human experiences and lacking unpredictability create a threat to diversity of nodes in decentralized systems. Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization Neutralizers (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3808873 ## Verify Every claim above resolves to a record carrying a verbatim source quote, the sha256 of the source PDF, and a preformatted citation. 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