Human rights framework and AI regulation
DeepFakes: From Porn to Politics
An insidious fake story. An anti-migrant narrative. A protest followed by foreign political interference in Germany. Yes, these are all consequences of fake news. In the cold month of January 2016, a fake news story concerning a 13-year old Russian-German girl went viral on digital media. The girl falsely reported a rape accusation on twoContinue reading “DeepFakes: From Porn to Politics”
On Anonymous and Anonymity
Anonymous Hacktivist collective Anonymous gained notoriety in the late 2000s and early 2010s through a number of high-profile and highly effective campaigns against targets as varied as the Church of Scientology, Monsanto and the Bay Area Rapid Transit service, or in support of movements and organisations including the Arab Spring uprisings, Occupy and Wikileaks. WhilstContinue reading “On Anonymous and Anonymity”
Identity and Representation in Social Media Emojis
Since its inception, the role of the virtual social networks has evolved gradually. This evolution has contributed to changing the social fabric in terms of how we interact with our surroundings, and perceive and present our own identities. According to José van Dijck, over time, the role of the social networks has shifted from beingContinue reading “Identity and Representation in Social Media Emojis”
Deleuze & Data on the Loose
In the ‘Postscript on the Societies of Control’, philosopher Gilles Deleuze recognises an apparatus of control that penetrates society, moving forward from the societies of discipline coined by Michel Foucault. Foucault said that the individual passes from one enclosed environment to another, each having its own laws: first the family; then the school; then the barracks; thenContinue reading “Deleuze & Data on the Loose”
