Algorithmic Governance

We are living in an algorithmic age where mathematics and computer science are coming together in powerful new ways to influence, shape and guide our behaviour and the governance of our societies.

Algorithmic Governance

Dystopia realms

Scanning your shameful habits

As cameras watch

A secret scrutinizing

Dehumanising our lives

Copyright @ Phillozofee

Author's Note

Tanka format; an unrhymed Japanese poem consisting of five lines of 5/7/5/7/7. Tanka is generally written in two parts. The first three lines is one part, and the last two lines is the second part.

Reviews

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Your very frightening picture frames this perfectly formed, metered and thought-out poem Phill. Big Brother watching analyzing, quantifying and targeting. Culling the human herd through inhumane and lethal programmed “algorithms”. Orwellian- Boom! Great write my friend.

[Beccy]

There is little of freedom left. We have surrendered it gladly it seems, well, perhaps blindly is a more fitting word. Bit by bit our privacy has been eroded and I shudder to think how the future will pan out.

This poem is a wake up call; and Orwell was so right.

Beccy.

[M@]

Oh I like that. And the old school Japanese format. And so true of the world's situation today. Programmed by programming.

[Onlyme]

Eloquently expressed Phill, sentiments that are profound and correct. Sadly in a world. Run by other. We are under control.