Res Extensa #4: On Legibility — In Society, Tech, Organizations, and Cities

The belief that human behaviour can be perfectly modelled, predicted and controlled entrains as a consequence the collapse of equitable relations between individuals and trust in institutions, and the substitution of algorithmic certainty for any semblance of participatory, democratic society. There is no appeal to collective, contestable decision-

If algorithms delve into every corner of our lives until nothing inexplicable remains, the loss will be tremendous.