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Automating Intuition?: Genealogies of AI, Affect, and Discovery

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Automating Intuition? Genealogies of AI, Affect, and Discovery. / Pedwell, Carolyn.
Automation Cultures . MIT Press, 2025. p. 1-26.

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Pedwell, C 2025, Automating Intuition? Genealogies of AI, Affect, and Discovery. in Automation Cultures . MIT Press, pp. 1-26.

APA

Pedwell, C. (in press). Automating Intuition? Genealogies of AI, Affect, and Discovery. In Automation Cultures (pp. 1-26). MIT Press.

Vancouver

Pedwell C. Automating Intuition? Genealogies of AI, Affect, and Discovery. In Automation Cultures . MIT Press. 2025. p. 1-26

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Pedwell, Carolyn. / Automating Intuition? Genealogies of AI, Affect, and Discovery. Automation Cultures . MIT Press, 2025. pp. 1-26

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