The ideology of data

algorithms and artificial intelligence in the capitalism of the digital age

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54786/revistaeptic.v26i2.20803

Abstract

Belief, trust and inevitability are values worshiped by the so-called “dataism”, a fundamental ideological component for the digital totalitarianism project of big tech corporations. Although some popular contemporary authors recognize dataism as a form of ideology, there is a lack of dialogue with the writings of Marx, Engels and other Marxist authors of the 20th century who focused on the subject. The objective of this article is to build a theoretical-conceptual bridge between current digital media studies and Marxist critical fortune, with a view to proposing a critique of the political economy of information based on the concept of ideology.

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Author Biography

Arthur Coelho Bezerra, IBICT

Pesquisador Titular do Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia (IBICT/MCTIC), Docente permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação (PPGCI/IBICT-UFRJ), Vice-representante da América Latina e Caribe do International Center for Information Ethics (ICIE) e Líder do grupo de pesquisa Estudos Críticos em Informação, Tecnologia e Organização Social (Escritos)

Published

2024-09-09

How to Cite

Bezerra, A. C. (2024). The ideology of data: algorithms and artificial intelligence in the capitalism of the digital age. Revista Eletrônica Internacional De Economia Política Da Informação, Da Comunicação E Da Cultura, 26(2), 125–139. https://doi.org/10.54786/revistaeptic.v26i2.20803