Volume 16 · Number 3 ·
Pages 377–380
Author’s Response: Opacity and Complexity of Learning Black Boxes
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Abstract
Abstract: Non-transparent machine learning algorithms can be described as non-trivial machines that do not have to be understood, but controlled as communication partners. From the perspective of sociological systems theory, the normative component of control should be addressed with a critical attitude, observing what is normal as improbable.
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Esposito E. (2021) Author’s response: Opacity and complexity of learning black boxes. Constructivist Foundations 16(3): 377–380. https://constructivist.info/16/3/377
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