Traditional vs. Algorithmic Control: Predicting the Future

This podcast is for educational purposes.

Hatim A. Rahman, Inside the Invisible Cage: How Algorithms Control Workers (University of California Press, 2024). 

Music sources 

• "Ashes" by Cold Cinema, Link: https://bit.ly/3VPl3WZ
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHqe5D4MsCU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNRx8LnRzss

Chapters

• 0:01 Introduction
• 7:59 Traditional vs. Algorithmic control
• 14:26 5-star rating system, need for differentiation, and algorithmic opacity
• 22:49 Algorithms promises and pitfalls
• 26:22 The need for accountability and recourse
• 36:26 Impact on workforce autonomy and choice
• 40:53 Regulating algorithms
• 42:22 Tetrad model and predicting the future of algorithmic control
• 48:42 Reflecting questions