Making Surveillance Public: Why You Should Be More Woke About AI and Algorithms
Marc Schuilenburg, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Abstract:
What are the new questions raised by AI and algorithms for the prevention and detection of crime? How can algoracism be identified, and what should we think of emotive temptation by means of AI? In his talk, Marc Schuilenburg distances himself from a line of thought about AI in which the presumed technical and economic advantages prevail and sociological aspects such as ‘power’, ‘knowledge’ and ‘experiences’ remain underexposed. He introduces the concept ‘algorithmic psychopower’ and shows how processes of segregation and territorial stigmatisation are creeping back in via digital surveillance methods. He concludes with the issue of how criminological research can contribute to further thinking through and developing AI’s role in security.
Biography:
Marc Schuilenburg is Professor of Digital Surveillance at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Marc is the author of Making Surveillance Public: Why You Should Be More Woke About AI and Algorithms (2024). Schuilenburg’s other works available in English include Hysteria, The Securitization of Society and Mediapolis. He has edited eight books, including The Algorithmic Society and Positive Criminology. See: www.marcschuilenburg.nl.