Sociotechnical expectations

SoZi – l’anticipation sociale de l’innovation

This content is not available in the selected language. Fruit d’un partenariat de recherche entre des universités, des entreprises, des administrations municipales et des zones d’innovation du Québec, l’initiative vise à ce que les acteurs de l’innovation s’approprient des pratiques d’anticipation sociale qui sont inclusives, réflexives et réactives. Notre démarche distingue trois grandes étapes : Site […] Read more

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Social Dynamics of Expectations and Expertise: AI in Digital Humanitarian Innovation

2020 Florence Millerand / François Claveau / Guillaume Dandurand / Jean-François Dubé Sociotechnical expectations / Humanitarian Emergency

Abstract Public discourse typically blurs the boundary between what artificial intelligence (AI) actually achieves and what it could accomplish in the future. The sociology of expectations teaches us that such elisions play a performative role: they encourage heterogeneous actors to partake, at various levels, in innovation activities. This article explores how optimistic expectations for AI […] Read more

The Epistemology of Humanitarian Emergency

Lead researcher: Jean-François Dubé Obtaining reliable information is crucial for humanitarian workers who aim to respond to a catastrophic situation. In this context, there are many possible sources of information (e.g., local population; journalists; authorities), but only a limited time to gather data, analyze them and respond to the situation. This project examines the characteristics […] Read more