论文标题
算法授权：比特币的情况
Algorithmic Authority: The Case of Bitcoin
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论文摘要
在本文中，我提出了一个新概念，以了解算法在日常生活中的作用：算法权威。算法权威是指导人类行动并影响哪些信息被认为是正确的算法的合法力量。我使用这个概念来检查比特币用户的文化，比特币的文化，一个加密货币和支付平台。通过比特币，我探讨了信任算法权威的含义。我对比特币社区的研究利用访谈和调查数据。我发现比特币用户更喜欢算法权威，而不是传统机构的权威，他们认为这是不可信的。但是，我认为比特币使用者对算法没有盲目的信念。相反，他们承认需要通过人类的判断来调解算法权威。我研究了比特币社区成员之间的紧张关系，他们宁愿将比特币与现有机构集成在一起，以及那些愿意抵制集成的机构。
In this paper, I propose a new concept for understanding the role of algorithms in daily life: algorithmic authority. Algorithmic authority is the legitimate power of algorithms to direct human action and to impact which information is considered true. I use this concept to examine the culture of users of Bitcoin, a crypto-currency and payment platform. Through Bitcoin, I explore what it means to trust in algorithmic authority. My study of the Bitcoin community utilizes interview and survey data. I found that Bitcoin users prefer algorithmic authority to the authority of conventional institutions which they see as untrustworthy. However, I argue that Bitcoin users do not have blind faith in algorithms; rather, they acknowledge the need for mediating algorithmic authority with human judgment. I examine the tension between members of the Bitcoin community who would prefer to integrate Bitcoin with existing institutions and those who would prefer to resist integration.
