Planetary AI

Author: Beatrice Bonami

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Can AI Be Decolonial? Feminist and frugal reflections from HMDICE GOV in Abuja, Nigeria

By Beatrice Bonami  Whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be decolonial is a question that may never have a definitive answer. It echoes a broader dilemma: can former imperial powers truly be decolonial while still benefiting – politically, economically, and socially – from the empire structures created? So far, what we know about AI suggests...

Tackling data poverty to (re)imagine a decolonial AI

by Beatrice Bonami Can inclusion be insidious? Can it be proclaimed openly while remaining hollow in practice? According to Ruha Benjamin, the answer is yes – and technology may be one of the most effective means to be insidious. As Prof. Benjamin argues, technological discourse often presents itself as universally...

What does AI look like if we account for its production networks? 

by Beatrice Bonami What comes to mind when we think about Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Shiny robots, super computers? Cutting edge laboratories in Asia and North America? What if we tell you that AI is far closer to us than we might realize? It’s present in the spam folder in our...