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Datafication and Universities : the convergence of spies, scholars and science

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Aldrich, Richard J. and Dobson, Melina J. (2019) Datafication and Universities : the convergence of spies, scholars and science. In: Gearon, Liam, (ed.) The Routledge International Handbook of Universities, Security and Intelligence Studies. Routledge International Handbooks Series . London: Routledge, pp. 118-129. ISBN 9781138572416

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Abstract

Y. N. Harari explores ‘dataism’ or ‘datafication’, a viewpoint that suggests data-flows are the fundamental building blocks of the universe. Dataists argue that datafication is the natural development of humankind – but will eventually supersede it. The mathematician Phillip Rogaway has suggested that, because of ‘datafication’, academics stand on the brink of something that looks remarkably like a second atomic era, and that the place of scientists and scholars within it requires careful reconsideration. Datafication not only blurs the boundaries between intelligence and information, it also blurs the boundaries between surveillance, scholarship and science. Universities will therefore have a critical role to play at the interface of artificial intelligence and the security agencies. The chapter seeks to suggest that the fundamental role of academics in intelligence is rather different to the world of 1942. Universities have traditionally been bastions of liberal and humane values.

Item Type: Book Item
Subjects: J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Series Name: Routledge International Handbooks Series
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: London
ISBN: 9781138572416
Book Title: The Routledge International Handbook of Universities, Security and Intelligence Studies
Editor: Gearon, Liam
Official Date: 18 October 2019
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18 October 2019Published
8 October 2019Available
Page Range: pp. 118-129
DOI: 10.4324/9780203702086
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
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