This track will go over an introduction to what bots are, what they do and their importance in shaping power relations on digital infrastructures.
Introduction: Andreas Hepp
Unpacking the terms Communicative bots, communicative embodiment and infrastructural embodiment.
Question 1: What are communicative bots and why are they important to study now?
A video contribution of Andreas Hepp.
Question 2: What main types of communicative bots are there?
A video contribution of Andreas Hepp.
Question 3: How do bots relate to digital infrastructures?
A video contribution of Andreas Hepp.
Question 4: How does communication change in the presence of bots?
A video contribution of Andreas Hepp.