The living legacy of colonialism in contemporary power structures, defining who has the authority to classify and organize the world.

The logic by which algorithms order, sort, and prioritize information, often embedding specific cultural and epistemological values.

The political entity situated in the periphery of the world-system, navigating the imposition of external AI norms while asserting sovereignty.

The process of extracting data from human life and turning it into a resource for capital accumulation.

The set of ethical and legal principles protected by frameworks like the EU AI Act, often framed as universal but historically situated.

Complex arrangements of humans, machines, norms, and resources that constitute AI systems as loosely coupled, emergently structured entities.