AI and the resurrection of Technological Determinism

@article{Hder2021AIAT,
  title={AI and the resurrection of Technological Determinism},
  author={Mih{\'a}ly H{\'e}der},
  journal={Inform{\'a}ci{\'o}s T{\'a}rsadalom},
  year={2021}
}
This paper elaborates on the connection between the AI regulation fever and the generic concept of Social Control of Technology. According to this analysis, the amplitude of the regulatory efforts may reflect the lock-in potential of the technology in question. Technological lock-in refers to the ability of a limited set of actors to force subsequent generations onto a certain technological trajectory, hence evoking a new interpretation of Technological Determinism. The nature of digital… 
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