Sovereignty and Technodiversity

Abstract

This text addresses the relationship between technology, sovereignty, and technodiversity. Among its objectives is to deconstruct the idea that technology is neutral, that massive data extraction is a path that must be followed at any cost, and that it is possible to develop independently of technologies associating with the native ecosystem of Big Tech companies. To this end, it draws on the key thinkers of socio-technical thought, from the emergence of cybernetics to the present day, and discusses the political implications of data-based Artificial Intelligence and presents important disputes surrounding the concept of sovereignty. It points to AI, data centers, and cloud providers as geopolitical instruments. It presents the perspective of digital sovereignty that enables technodiversity and the inclusion of other worldviews in technological development. This perspective aligns with the construction of multilateral dialogues related to data policy and the development of the AI ecosystem, within the scope of organizations such as BRICS, and confronts the imperialist position of the United States in attempting to impose on the rest of the world the business model and products developed by its Big Tech companies, increasing the dependence and subordination of countries in the Global South.