Stray Data! Stray Publics!

Democratic Interventions with Qualitative Machines

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2026-03-04

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Koed Madsen, A. (2026). Stray Data! Stray Publics! Democratic Interventions with Qualitative Machines. STS Encounters, 18(1), 104–134. https://doi.org/10.7146/stse.v18i1.166418

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