AI, Competitions, and Virtual Medals: A Critical Look at Kaggle, the World’s largest Data Science Community

Presented at the International Communication Association (ICA) in Toronto, Canada, 2023. The untampered development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has significantly amplified deep-rooted social, economic and political problems. Many scholars have contributed to understanding the assumptions inscribed in AI and the…

From deepfake to shallow truths: algorithmic subjectivation and the uncanny self

Paper presented at Canadian Communication Association (CCA) at York University, Toronto, Canada, 2023. Deepfake is a new form of synthetic media that merges, replaces, and superimposes images and video clips onto a video, creating fake content that appears authentic. Since…

The Political Narrative of YouTube Recommendation System: 2018 Ontario election

McKelvey, F., Frizzera, L. (2019) The Political Narrative of YouTube Recommendation System: 2018 Ontario election. Canadian Communication Association (CCA). Vancouver, Canada. Visualization available here: http://labs.fluxo.art.br/rankflow/ Check our findings for the Brazilian Federal Elections: http://luciano.fluxo.art.br/algorithms-and-disinformation-the-role-of-youtube-in-the-brazilian-political-scene/ Social media is both an important…

Loto-doc: Exploring chatbot in an interactive documentary

Salles, J., Frizzera, L. (2019) Loto-doc: Exploring chatbot in an interactive documentary. International Communication Association (ICA) Pre-Conference on Human-Machine Communication. Washington, USA Prototype is available here: https://onchance.net/ In recent years, human-machine interaction has been integrated into the audiovisual documentary language…

PICT.IO: Developing a Collaborative Game for Humans and Machines

Frizzera, L., Zamboni, J., Salles, J. (2019) PICT.IO: Developing a Collaborative Game for Humans and Machines. Canadian Games Studies Association. (CGSA). Vancouver, Canada. The game is available here: http://www.gamepictio.com/ The presence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in daily activities has increased…

Algorithms and Disinformation: The role of YouTube in the Brazilian political scene

Reis, R., Zanetti, D., Frizzera, L. (2019) Algorithms and Disinformation: The role of YouTube in the Brazilian politics. Congresso da Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Comunicação e Política. Brasilia, Brazil. Visualization available here: http://labs.fluxo.art.br/rankflow-brasil/ Check our findings for the Ontario…