The Artificial as an Intelligent Indigenous/Indigenizing System

Abstract

This article explores the vital importance of the sensory at the nexus of the artificial and real life. Co‐existing within colonial histories, the artificial and lived are bound up with intractable violence and inequities driven by capitalist, militarist, and anthropocentric trajectories. Our collaborative article examines the 30‐year practice of the non‐binary, Gamilaraay/Wailwan/Biripi artist r e a. As we contend, r e a's experimental media arts practice pivots on sensory and affective truth‐telling of the “artificial”. Their work is a re‐Indigenization of country, body, and experience, specifically because digital art represents an “unoccupied space” for counter‐historical transformation.

Decolonizing global AI governance: assessment of the state of decolonized AI governance in Sub-Saharan Africa

“…Furthermore, indigenous approaches to AI governance have gained prominence, highlighting the importance of incorporating indigenous ways of knowing, relational ontologies and ethical principles into AI research and development [67]. Scholars such as Jason Edward Lewis and Suzanne Kite explore the potential for indigenous-led initiatives to decolonize AI governance, emphasizing the importance of respectful engagement with indigenous communities and knowledge systems [69,70].…”