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# The f(x) = e^x | Algorithmic Management: What is It (And What’s Next)?
- URL: https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/algorithmic-management-what-is-it-and-whats-next/
- Published: 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-12-01T09:37:10.000Z
- Description: Algorithmic management, as the name suggests, is the use of computer algorithms and artificial intelligence techniques to manage a team of human employees.
- Author: Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP
- Tags: #newsletter, Synthetic Minds Newsletter

Dr Mark van Rijmenam

# The f(x) = e^x | November 12, 2020 - Vol. 131

*Good Day! This is my weekly newsletter, with a dose of insights into the future. The topic of this newsletter is the exponential times we live in, hence the title of f(x) = e^x, which is the (natural) exponential function.* 

*Recently, I launched my new concept* [**The Digital Speaker**](https://thedigitalspeaker.com/?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com) *and you can now book me as an avatar or hologram. Also, my tech trend prediction for 2021 is out, *[read it here](https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/top-five-strategic-technology-trends-2021-year-of-digitalism/)*!*

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##  Algorithmic Management: What is It (And What’s Next)? 

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### My latest article:

Algorithmic management, as the name suggests, is the use of computer algorithms and artificial intelligence techniques to manage a team of human employees. By collecting massive quantities of data, in particular data about employee performance, algorithmic management seeks to automate large portions of the managerial decision-making process. As it becomes more commonplace, it’s important to understand what this practice is, the pros and cons of using it, and [**what the future holds for algorithmic management.**](https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/algorithmic-management-what-is-it-whats-next/)

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### ****Three Useful Nuggets of Information**

*My weekly tips from around the web to get you thinking.*

### 1\. Researchers figured out the 'crown jewel' of cryptography.

Indistinguishability obfuscation, if it could be built, would be able to hide not just collections of data but the inner workings of a computer program itself. Now, researchers have figured out how to do this. ([**Quanta**](https://www.quantamagazine.org/computer-scientists-achieve-crown-jewel-of-cryptography-20201110/?mc%5Fcid=e96513067c&mc%5Feid=2a196e864b&ref=thedigitalspeaker.com))

### 2\. Amazon has been hit with antitrust charges.

The EU is claiming that Amazon is acting anti-competitively when it uses data from sellers on its marketplace to develop its own products. ([**Axios**](https://www.axios.com/european-union-amazon-antitrust-7c91cc96-c458-463d-a900-0e1739a100dc.html?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com))

### 3\. Europe is imposing stricter rules on surveillance tech.

More news from the EU: the EU wants to impose stricter rules on selling and exporting cyber-surveillance technologies like facial recognition and spyware, requiring companies to obtain a license if they want to do sell and export. ([**MIT**](https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/11/09/1011837/europe-is-adopting-stricter-rules-on-surveillance-tech/?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com))

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