Além do design: interfaces algorítmicas como agentes epistemológicos

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-8160.v19i1p199-224

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Dataficação, Interfaces Digitais da Plataforma (IDP), Interfaces Algorítmicas, Affordances Metodológicas, Epistemologia Digital

Resumo

O texto examina patentes de Interfaces Digitais de Plataforma (IDPs), focando no sistema de recomendação de conteúdo do Instagram, para entender como algoritmos criam conhecimento sobre experiências sociais. Os resultados indicam que o Instagram usa a interface digital para elaborar gráficos sociais, analisando e classificando padrões de relação baseados no histórico de consumo de informação na plataforma. Defende-se que a agência das IDPs vai além de um problema de design, pois operam como agentes epistemológicos, metodologias que coproduzem fenômenos sociais e conhecimento sobre o social. Como contribuição, o texto propõe os conceitos de Interfaces Algorítmicas e Affordances Metodológicas para estudar a relação entre interfaces digitais, comunicação e sociedade.

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Biografia do Autor

  • Elias Bitencourt, Universidade do Estado da Bahia
    Doutor em comunicação (POSCOM-UFBA). Professor Adjunto da Universidade do Estado da Bahia. Coordenador do Dalatalab Design, Laboratório de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Métodos Digitais e Visualização de Dados (UNEB)

     

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2025-06-17

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Bitencourt, E. (2025). Além do design: interfaces algorítmicas como agentes epistemológicos. MATRIZes, 19(1), 199-224. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-8160.v19i1p199-224