Alex Pentland

schoolMassachusetts Institute of Technologybar_chart#2015 Global Rank

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#2015

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Recent Publications

Insights from an Experiment Crowdsourcing Data from Thousands of US Amazon Users: The importance of transparency, money, and data use

Data generated by users on digital platforms are a crucial resource for advocates and researchers interested in uncovering digital inequities, auditing algorithms, and understanding human behavior. Yet data access is often restricted. How can researchers both effectively and ethically collect user data? This paper sha…

CSCW '22CorrespondingBusiness Processes & Worker Advocacy; Business Processes & Worker Advocacy

Bargaining With the Black Black-Box: Designing and Deploying Worker-Centric Tools to Audit Algorithmic Management

The increasing prevalence of large-scale labor aggregation platforms, worker analytics, and algorithmic decision-making by management raises the question of whether workers can use similar technologies to advocate for their own goals. Yet, there are inherent challenges in building worker-centric tools that collect, ag…

CSCW '22CorrespondingSmart Homes, Privacy, and Surveillance; Smart Homes, Privacy, and Surveillance

The Cop In Your Neighbor's Doorbell: Amazon Ring and the Spread of Participatory Mass Surveillance

Consumer surveillance products such as 'smart' doorbell cameras are an already-pervasive phenomenon in the U.S. These devices are marketed as personal and community security tools that allow users to answer their front door remotely, record "suspicious activity'' captured by their cameras, and share reports with neigh…

CSCW '21CorrespondingSocial Media

Social influence leads to the formation of diverse local trends

How does the visual design of digital platforms impact user behavior and the resulting environment? A body of work suggests that introducing social signals to content can increase both the inequality and unpredictability of its success, but has only been shown in the context of music listening. To further examine the…

CSCW '18CorrespondingTransactions and Currencies

ScamCoins, S*** Posters, and the Search for the Next Bitcoin™: Collective Sensemaking in Cryptocurrency Discussions

Participants in cryptocurrency markets are in constant communication with each other about the latest coins and news releases. Do these conversations build hype through the contagiousness of excitement, help the community process information, or play some other role? Using a novel dataset from a major cryptocurrency f…

CHI '18CorrespondingAI-Assisted Decision-Making & Automation +1

An Experimental Study of Cryptocurrency Market Dynamics

As cryptocurrencies gain popularity and credibility, marketplaces for cryptocurrencies are growing in importance. Understanding the dynamics of these markets can help to assess how viable the cryptocurrnency ecosystem is and how design choices affect market behavior. One existential threat to cryptocurrencies is drama…

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