Do artifacts have politics?

Sociology –> human-made world

Does not define what “goog” or “bad” AI is

Does not bother with the technical terms and implentations

Sociopolitical context

Technological change and social change

Interplay society and technology (AI)

how do features of technology influence society

technology forms authority and power (how has accces, how is allowed to use)

Argues against technological determism (digitalisation comes either way), technology is developed by humans

politics is there to change society for the better

technology builds order for the world

choice: should we use a technology? Yes or no?

technology can be used in various ways

there exist inherently political technologies

main argument: are technologies inherently political or in what way can technologies be politically used

bridges by robert moses –> very low bridges such that buses could not cross, such that poor people (mostly black) who take the busses cannot access parts of New York

tomato harvester –> people lose their jobs, changes the way of farming tomatoes, invent a new form of tomatoes (shells had to be harder)

social media algorithms –> not inherently political, should be reasonable controlled by the government

robtos for elderly care –> not inherently political, robots for medical and hygienic part, humans for emotional and social care

deep fake videos of politicans –> inherently political, can spread misinformation, or spread speeches of politicans in different languages