Faculty of Art

Drawing and Painting

Fiona Enright

The Master Algorithm; Impact Zone

"The corporations that dominate the digital episteme strive for increased centralization in their respective sectors by buying out competition or making it increasingly difficult to seek alternatives to their services. There are several potential results to this centralization initiative, one of particular interest being the master algorithm, the subject of Pedro Domingos’ book. The premise of the algorithm is this: “all knowledge – past, present, and future – can be derived from a single, universal learning algorithm” (Pedro Domingos The Master Algorithm 25)." Fiona Enright 'Section IV, Part d' The Human Element: Information, Knowledge and Art in the Digital Episteme, 2021