The rapid growth of the platform economy has provoked scholarly discussion of its
consequences for the nature of work and employment. We identify four major themes in the …

Abstract Machines powered by artificial intelligence increasingly mediate our social, cultural,
economic and political interactions. Understanding the behaviour of artificial intelligence …

Algorithms are ubiquitous and critical sources of information online, increasingly acting as
gatekeepers for users accessing or sharing information about virtually any topic, including …

Although algorithmic auditing has emerged as a key strategy to expose systematic biases
embedded in software platforms, we struggle to understand the real-world impact of these …

Research in machine learning (ML) has argued that models trained on incomplete or biased
datasets can lead to discriminatory outputs. In this commentary, we propose moving the …

Management & Workplace Culture Book of the Year, 2020 Porchlight Business Book Awards
A Publishers Weekly Fall 2020 Big Indie Book The dark side of the gig economy (Uber …

The enormous financial success of online advertising platforms is partially due to the precise
targeting features they offer. Although researchers and journalists have found many ways …

It has been the historic responsibility of the social sciences to investigate human societies.
Fulfilling this responsibility requires social theories, measurement models and social data …

While algorithm audits are growing rapidly in commonality and public importance, relatively
little scholarly work has gone toward synthesizing prior work and strategizing future research …

We investigate the problem of fair recommendation in the context of two-sided online
platforms, comprising customers on one side and producers on the other. Traditionally …