Individual autonomy at risk? Algorithmic governmentality and the constitution of the subject

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Autor(a) principal: Sousa Alves, Marco Antônio
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Morato de Andrade, Otávio
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Cadernos Metrópole (Online)
Texto Completo: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/metropole/article/view/56593
Resumo: Despite the ubiquitous presence of algorithms in human life, notably through social media, some effects of their massive application are still imperceptible for most users. This study examines the weakening of the subject's constitution due to the emergence and massification of algorithms. The issue is approached philosophically, taking as a starting point the Foucauldian analysis of power, and then developing the concept of algorithmic governmentality, examining whether and how it is capable of undermining individual autonomy. It is concluded that algorithms, more than acting directly on the individual (user), transform the informational environment, giving rise to a passive subject, with rarefied subjectivations and reduced capacity to criticize and resist.
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spelling Individual autonomy at risk? Algorithmic governmentality and the constitution of the subjectAutonomia individual em risco? Governamentalidade algorítmica e a constituição do sujeitogovernmentalityalgorithmic governmentalitysubjectautonomypowergovernamentalidadegovernamentalidade algorítmicasujeitoautonomiapoderDespite the ubiquitous presence of algorithms in human life, notably through social media, some effects of their massive application are still imperceptible for most users. This study examines the weakening of the subject's constitution due to the emergence and massification of algorithms. The issue is approached philosophically, taking as a starting point the Foucauldian analysis of power, and then developing the concept of algorithmic governmentality, examining whether and how it is capable of undermining individual autonomy. It is concluded that algorithms, more than acting directly on the individual (user), transform the informational environment, giving rise to a passive subject, with rarefied subjectivations and reduced capacity to criticize and resist.Apesar da presença ubíqua de algoritmos na vida humana, notadamente através das redes sociais, alguns efeitos da sua aplicação massiva ainda são imperceptíveis para a maioria dos usuários. Este trabalho examina o comprometimento da constituição do sujeito em face da emergência e massificação dos algoritmos. A questão é abordada filosoficamente, tendo como ponto de partida a analítica do poder foucaultiana, para então se desenvolver o conceito de governamentalidade algorítmica, examinando se e de que forma ela é capaz de minar a autonomia individual. Conclui-se que os algoritmos, mais do que agirem diretamente sobre o indivíduo (usuário), transformam o ambiente informacional, dando lugar a um sujeito passivo, de subjetivações rarefeitas, com capacidade reduzida de criticar e resistir ao poder.Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo2022-08-22info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/metropole/article/view/5659310.1590/2236-9996.2022-5507Cadernos Metrópole; Vol. 24 No. 55 (2022): as ambivalências e contradições das redes digitais no social; 1007-1023Cadernos Metrópole; Vol. 24 Núm. 55 (2022): as ambivalências e contradições das redes digitais no social; 1007-1023Cadernos Metrópole; Vol. 24 No. 55 (2022): as ambivalências e contradições das redes digitais no social; 1007-1023Cadernos Metrópole; v. 24 n. 55 (2022): as ambivalências e contradições das redes digitais no social; 1007-10232236-99961517-2422reponame:Cadernos Metrópole (Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)instacron:PUC_SPporhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/metropole/article/view/56593/40324Copyright (c) 2022 Marco Antônio Sousa Alves, Otávio Morato de Andradehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSousa Alves, Marco AntônioMorato de Andrade, Otávio2022-08-22T03:05:31Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/56593Revistahttps://revistas.pucsp.br/metropolePRIhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpcadernosmetropole@outlook.com||cadernosmetropole@outlook.com2236-99961517-2422opendoar:2022-08-22T03:05:31Cadernos Metrópole (Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Individual autonomy at risk? Algorithmic governmentality and the constitution of the subject
Autonomia individual em risco? Governamentalidade algorítmica e a constituição do sujeito
title Individual autonomy at risk? Algorithmic governmentality and the constitution of the subject
spellingShingle Individual autonomy at risk? Algorithmic governmentality and the constitution of the subject
Sousa Alves, Marco Antônio
governmentality
algorithmic governmentality
subject
autonomy
power
governamentalidade
governamentalidade algorítmica
sujeito
autonomia
poder
title_short Individual autonomy at risk? Algorithmic governmentality and the constitution of the subject
title_full Individual autonomy at risk? Algorithmic governmentality and the constitution of the subject
title_fullStr Individual autonomy at risk? Algorithmic governmentality and the constitution of the subject
title_full_unstemmed Individual autonomy at risk? Algorithmic governmentality and the constitution of the subject
title_sort Individual autonomy at risk? Algorithmic governmentality and the constitution of the subject
author Sousa Alves, Marco Antônio
author_facet Sousa Alves, Marco Antônio
Morato de Andrade, Otávio
author_role author
author2 Morato de Andrade, Otávio
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Sousa Alves, Marco Antônio
Morato de Andrade, Otávio
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv governmentality
algorithmic governmentality
subject
autonomy
power
governamentalidade
governamentalidade algorítmica
sujeito
autonomia
poder
topic governmentality
algorithmic governmentality
subject
autonomy
power
governamentalidade
governamentalidade algorítmica
sujeito
autonomia
poder
description Despite the ubiquitous presence of algorithms in human life, notably through social media, some effects of their massive application are still imperceptible for most users. This study examines the weakening of the subject's constitution due to the emergence and massification of algorithms. The issue is approached philosophically, taking as a starting point the Foucauldian analysis of power, and then developing the concept of algorithmic governmentality, examining whether and how it is capable of undermining individual autonomy. It is concluded that algorithms, more than acting directly on the individual (user), transform the informational environment, giving rise to a passive subject, with rarefied subjectivations and reduced capacity to criticize and resist.
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