Old Facts, New Beginnings: Thinking with Arendt about Algorithmic Decision-Making

Abstract More and more decisions in our societies are made by algorithms. What such like, how do they compare to human decision-making? I contrast central features of algorithmic decision-making with three key elements—plurality, natality, judgment—of Hannah Arendt's political thought. In “Arendtian practices,” beings come together as equals, exchange arguments, make joint decisions, sometimes bringing something new into the world. With taking over areas life, opportunities for practices” under threat. Moreover, there is danger that algorithms tasked which ill-suited. Analyzing thinking can be a starting point delineating realms should or not welcomed.