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Research Article

Valuing the manual: the demarcation of embodied practices within algorithmic decision-making processes

Valorando el manual: la demarcación de las prácticas incorporadas dentro de los procesos algorítmicos de toma de decisiones

La valorisation des tâches manuelles : la démarcation des pratiques de la corporéité dans les processus de prise de décision algorithmique

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Received 21 Nov 2023, Accepted 15 Mar 2024, Published online: 02 May 2024

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