Wisdom of not knowing and decolonial AI



Storytelling, decoloniality
Article: Wisdom of not knowing and decolonial AI

“AI is deeply entangled with the coloniality of power in various ways. The coloniality of power shapes not only the political and economic spheres but also the sites of knowledge production, perception, feeling, and imagination. In AI ecosystem(s), scientific knowledge, technological invention, and corporate profit reinforce each other and lead to consolidations of political and economic power. The economic system AI is embedded in is one of extractive capitalism. It molds the goals, modes of production, forms of labor, and the distribution of wealth and power around this technology.”