Design Fictioning of a Second-Order Kind: Runaway Cybernetics, Futures of Work, Possibilities of Engagement
By: Dulmini Perera
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.58695/ec.3 | Journal eISSN: 2754-5512
Language: English
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Submitted on: May 5, 2022
Accepted on: Sep 26, 2022
Published on: Feb 7, 2023
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