ENG3702 Assignment 3 Memo | Due 20 August 2025

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, POLITICS AND DISCOURSE

1. Politics & Power

AI as a Political Tool
 Surveillance & control
 Predictive policing
 Border technologies

Governance & Regulation
 Ethical frameworks
 Tech policy debates
 Lobbying by tech giants

Power Structures
 Who controls AI?
 Concentration of data ownership
 Global North vs. South dynamics

2. Discourse Analysis

Language & Framing
 AI as “neutral” or “objective”
 Metaphors (e.g., “smart”, “intelligent”, “autonomous”)
 Technological determinism

Media Narratives
 Utopian vs. dystopian portrayals
 Fear-based vs. solutionist rhetoric
 Role of journalists and influencers

Silences & Omissions
 Marginalized voices
 Hidden labor (e.g., data annotators)
 Unspoken biases in algorithms

3. Ideology & Representation

Bias in AI Systems
 Racial, gender, and class biases
 Reinforcement of stereotypes

Cultural Hegemony
 Western-centric AI development
 Language dominance (English-based models)