Recent research on the social impact of computing is reviewed in the framework of the communication and control paradigm. Findings, theoretical arguments, and trends are reviewed for selected topics in four areas: the human-computer interface, information production, computerized work and organizations, and artificial intelligence. Keywords. artificial intelligence, computers and society, control, ergonomics, human factors, ideology, intellectual property, macroergonomics, social factors.
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