Algorithmic racism, epistemic justice, and digital re-existence
an interview with Tarcízio Silva
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https://doi.org/10.46230/lef.v17i3.16163Keywords:
algorithmic racism, artificial intelligence, epistemic justiceAbstract
In this interview, conducted by the organizers of the dossier “Artificial Intelligence, Algorithmic Racism, and Other Forms of Exclusion”, researcher Tarcízio Silva shares key reflections from his seminal work Racismo Algorítmico: inteligência artificial e discriminação nas redes digitais (Edições Sesc, 2022), one of the first critical systematizations on the subject in Brazil. The conversation explores the conceptual and political foundations of algorithmic racism, analyzing how digital systems – from facial recognition technologies to recommendation platforms – reproduce and deepen racial inequalities under the guise of technical neutrality. In this sense, the book systematizes the debate on algorithmic racism and interrogates the boundaries between technique and politics in the data age. The researcher also comments on the challenges of writing and curating Black knowledge in the age of data, the tensions between regulation, activism, and epistemic justice, as well as the possibilities of resistance that emerge within the cracks of algorithmic politics.
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