https://emsenn.net/tags/computer-science/ Recent content in Computer-Science on emsenn.net Hugo en Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/science/domains/linguistics/domains/semiotics/texts/computational-semiotics/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/science/domains/linguistics/domains/semiotics/texts/computational-semiotics/ <p>Computational semiotics studies <a href="../terms/sign.md" class="link-internal">sign</a> processes in and through computational systems. It asks how software, artificial intelligence, and digital media produce, transform, and circulate <a href="../terms/sign.md" class="link-internal">signs</a> — and whether computational sign processes constitute genuine <a href="../terms/semiosis.md" class="link-internal">semiosis</a> or merely simulate it.</p> <h2 id="methods-and-approach"><a href="#methods-and-approach" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section">¶</a>Methods and approach </h2> <p>The field operates at two levels. At one level, it applies semiotic theory to analyze computational artifacts: software interfaces, programming languages, data visualizations, and AI outputs are treated as sign systems whose structure and effects can be studied using the tools of <a href="../index.md" class="link-internal">semiotics</a>. At another level, it asks whether computational processes — particularly machine learning — are themselves semiotic processes, and if so, what kind.</p>