Can An Algorithm Be Disturbed?: Machine Learning, Intrinsic Criticism, and the Digital Humanities

@article{Dobson2015CanAA,  title={Can An Algorithm Be Disturbed?: Machine Learning, Intrinsic Criticism, and the Digital Humanities},  author={James E. Dobson},  journal={College Literature},  year={2015},  volume={42},  pages={543 - 564},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:19024987}}
  • J. Dobson
  • Published1 October 2015
  • Computer Science, Philosophy, Linguistics
  • College Literature
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