Toward a phenomenology of mystification: The ambivalence of magic among AI technologists
Published online on July 28, 2026
Abstract
Anthropological Theory, Ahead of Print.
By leveraging machine learning, computer scientists and engineers have developed generative AI models so opaque that experimenting on them is often the only means to study their inner workings. In our ethnographic engagements with such technologists, we ...
By leveraging machine learning, computer scientists and engineers have developed generative AI models so opaque that experimenting on them is often the only means to study their inner workings. In our ethnographic engagements with such technologists, we ...