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Algorithmic management raises concerns over worker autonomy

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Algorithmic management is when an algorithm makes the decisions that a human manager typically does.

In a typical shift, a ride-hail driver might only complete a dozen rides, but will have more than a hundred unique interactions with the algorithm.

Many jobs in the app-based gig economy now have algorithms embedded within them.

Algorithms are endemic to this new world of work, regardless of the type of job you're doing.

Predictive algorithms are now used in all kinds of fields, but they were first tested on whether to parole prisoners.

You've got to have a human in the loop, says Lindsey Cameron .

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English

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