Dinamiche di potere, rapporti di genere e gestione del rischio nell'era dell'intelligenza artificiale
Power Dynamics, Gender Relations, and Risk Management in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.82015/0nv8k386Parole chiave:
Intelligenza Artificiale, Genere, Bias Algoritmico, Femminismo Tecnologico, Sorveglianza, Potere, Rischio, Etica, Intersezionalità, Giustizia SocialeAbstract
L'avvento dell'Intelligenza Artificiale (IA) come tecnologia pervasiva e strutturante non avviene in un vuoto sociale, ma si innesta in un mondo preesistente, segnato da profonde disuguaglianze di genere.
Questo articolo esplora la triade concettuale di genere, potere e rischio nell'ecosistema socio-tecnico dell'IA, argomentando che i sistemi algoritmici non sono neutrali, bensì agenti attivi nel plasmare, rafforzare e, in rari casi, potenzialmente contrastare le dinamiche di potere esistenti.
Attraverso un'analisi critica che spazia dalla filosofia della tecnica alla sociologia dei media e agli studi femministi, si esamineranno i molteplici rischi dell'IA di genere: dai bias discriminatori incorporati nei dataset e negli algoritmi, alla sorveglianza differenziata e all'erosione dell'agency, fino alla riproposizione di stereotipi nei modelli generativi.
Parallelamente, si indagheranno le asimmetrie di potere nella progettazione, sviluppo e governance dell'IA, dominata da una cultura tecnologica maschile e occidentale.
L'articolo non si limita a una diagnosi dei problemi, ma propone anche un percorso etico-politico per un'IA femminista, intersezionale e plurale, fondata su principi di giustizia algoritmica, partecipazione democratica e design responsabile. Con oltre 60 riferimenti bibliografici, il saggio si propone come una mappatura critica e uno strumento di riflessione per orientarsi in uno dei territori più controversi e decisivi del nostro tempo.
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