This anthology opens up feminist perspectives on the topic of artificial intelligence. It was published by netzforma*, an association for feminist net politics. Katharina Mosene and Valerie Rhein were members of the editorial team.
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Description
Sex robotics, drone operations and voice assistants - all this and much more is covered by the buzzwords artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithms. But what exactly do AI and algorithms encompass and how diverse are the perspectives on them? AI - a turnaround in the human-machine relationship? A myth? A utopia? The future scenarios fluctuate between threat and promise. One thing is clear: technology in general and algorithmic processes in particular are inconceivable without references to power and domination. For this very reason, these systems must constantly be critically examined, evaluated and redeveloped against the backdrop of feminist perspectives and values. Feminist perspectives and intersectional approaches are hardly taken into account, if at all, and so traditionally patriarchal views are reproduced and reinforced by the use of AI. Is it enough to make AI more equitable? If so, according to whose criteria? How does surveillance change in the course of automated decision-making processes? Is the demand for transparency the solution or does it distract from the necessary demands? Who defines this so-called AI, the word between the quotation marks? How can the discourse on AI be inclusive? This publication accompanies current developments in an intersectional feminist way. The aim is to develop new perspectives on artificial intelligence and algorithms in the face of intensifying technical and socio-political developments. The basic mathematical formula of algorithms must be ‘If AI, then feminist’.
Wenn KI, dann feministisch — Impulse aus Wissenschaft und Aktivismus [If AI, then Feminist - Impulses from Science and Activism]. Ed. by netzforma* e.V. Berlin 2020
