AI@Worklab researchers with collegues are coordinating a track titled "Digital Biographies: How Algorithms Travel across Time and Space" within the 40th EGOS conference. In this sub-theme we invite scholars to consider how digital artifacts (including – but not exclusively – artificial intelligence and data-driven technologies) emerge and evolve as they travel across sites and over time with fundamental consequences for practitioners, practices and organisations. Specifically, we welcome rich, qualitative studies as well as theoretical, conceptual contributions capturing the influence of digital/algorithmic technologies on a range of organizational topics, including: processes of organizational decision-making and generativity; the spread of theories and technologies and their logics; the dynamics of organizational practices, processes and routines, and many more.
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In 2023, AI@Worklab researchers took the leading role in curating a subset of the EGOS conference dedicated to Explaining AI in the Context of Organizations. This dedicated forum invited researchers to explore questions that remain largely unexplored, such as the meaning of Explainable AI within organizational contexts and its potential unintended consequences. Discussions also centered around identifying the actors requiring Explainable AI and whether varying actors necessitate distinct solutions. Furthermore, participants delved into the timing and necessity of AI explanations within organizational practices. By addressing these inquiries, researchers aimed to gain deeper insights into designing Explainable AI that effectively bridges the sociotechnical gap between design and implementation.
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