Unveiling Algorithmic Discrimination: Political Activism by the “Desvelar” project1

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-2593.organicom.2024.225660

Keywords:

algorithmic discrimination, political activism, Global South, strategic communication, artificial intelligence

Abstract

Artificial intelligence raises sociopolitical and ethical debates related to human rights. Despite advances in the literature, few organizations address cases of algorithmic racism. Thus, this study maps cases compiled by the Desvelar - Justiça Racial na Inteligência Artificial e TICs. Thematic analysis was applied to 145 cases from 2010 to 2024. This study highlights the importance of communication spaces to disseminate and denounce the effects of the pervasive advances of artificial intelligence.

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Author Biographies

  • Gabriela Rabello de Lima , Université du Québec à Montréal

    PhD student at the Université du Québec à Montreál (UQAM). Member of the Institut de recherches et d’etudes féministes (IREF), Red Latinoamericana de Investigación en Comunicación Organizacional (RedLAco) and the Núcleo de Estudos de Política, Estado e Capitalismo na América Latina (NEPEC/UFRGS).

  • Maurício Silveira Cardoso , Sem Registro de Afiliação

    Specialist in Data Analysis at the University of  São Paulo (USP). Bachelor’s degree in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

  • Consuelo Vásquez Donoso, Université du Québec à Montréal

    Professor in the Department of Social and Public Communication at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Co-founder of the Groupe de recherche sur la communication organisante (RECOR) and the Red Latinoamericana de Investigación en Comunicación Organizacional (RedLAco).

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Published

2024-12-11

How to Cite

LIMA , Gabriela Rabello de; CARDOSO , Maurício Silveira; DONOSO, Consuelo Vásquez. Unveiling Algorithmic Discrimination: Political Activism by the “Desvelar” project1. Organicom, São Paulo, Brasil, v. 21, n. 46, p. 127–138, 2024. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2238-2593.organicom.2024.225660. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/organicom/article/view/225660.. Acesso em: 3 jan. 2026.