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…