Review

DATAISM AS A NEW FORM OF POLITICS

Number: 17 June 30, 2022
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DATAISM AS A NEW FORM OF POLITICS

Abstract

Today, when big data technology has made great progress, it is discussed whether digital technologies can be used as a mechanism for social benefit that exceeds human will. The development that forms the basis of these discussions is algorithms and artificial intelligence technologies. The fact that our entire lives are connected to the internet reveals the possibility that algorithms that know us better than ourselves can make better predictions for both individuals and the benefit of society. On the other hand, there are also hesitations that the existence of technology as a technical infrastructure will encompass the whole society as a social benefit. The purpose of this study is to discuss whether algorithms will further marginalize existing unequal social relations at the point of social benefit or will they build an ideal social order as the philosophy of dataism advocates. For this purpose, in the first part of the study, the new power technique that neoliberalism emerged with the developing technology and the effect of this technique on people's consciousness were emphasized. The first part provides a basis for the purpose of the study, as the power techniques also give a clue about the way politics is implemented. In the second part of the study, it is questioned how the philosophy of dataism, which approaches the sovereignty of algorithms from a cyber-utopian perspective, will change the way of doing politics. In the conclusion and discussion part, algorithms are evaluated in the context of politics, human will and social benefit. The study is an evaluation article and is based on theoretical analysis.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Communication and Media Studies

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

June 30, 2022

Submission Date

February 9, 2022

Acceptance Date

April 13, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Number: 17

APA
Bulur, N. (2022). DATAISM AS A NEW FORM OF POLITICS. Ege Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Yeni Düşünceler Hakemli E-Dergisi, 17, 66-81. https://doi.org/10.56118/euifydhed.1070636
AMA
1.Bulur N. DATAISM AS A NEW FORM OF POLITICS. Yeni Düşünceler Dergisi. 2022;(17):66-81. doi:10.56118/euifydhed.1070636
Chicago
Bulur, Neslihan. 2022. “DATAISM AS A NEW FORM OF POLITICS”. Ege Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Yeni Düşünceler Hakemli E-Dergisi, nos. 17: 66-81. https://doi.org/10.56118/euifydhed.1070636.
EndNote
Bulur N (June 1, 2022) DATAISM AS A NEW FORM OF POLITICS. Ege Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Yeni Düşünceler Hakemli E-Dergisi 17 66–81.
IEEE
[1]N. Bulur, “DATAISM AS A NEW FORM OF POLITICS”, Yeni Düşünceler Dergisi, no. 17, pp. 66–81, June 2022, doi: 10.56118/euifydhed.1070636.
ISNAD
Bulur, Neslihan. “DATAISM AS A NEW FORM OF POLITICS”. Ege Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Yeni Düşünceler Hakemli E-Dergisi. 17 (June 1, 2022): 66-81. https://doi.org/10.56118/euifydhed.1070636.
JAMA
1.Bulur N. DATAISM AS A NEW FORM OF POLITICS. Yeni Düşünceler Dergisi. 2022;:66–81.
MLA
Bulur, Neslihan. “DATAISM AS A NEW FORM OF POLITICS”. Ege Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Yeni Düşünceler Hakemli E-Dergisi, no. 17, June 2022, pp. 66-81, doi:10.56118/euifydhed.1070636.
Vancouver
1.Neslihan Bulur. DATAISM AS A NEW FORM OF POLITICS. Yeni Düşünceler Dergisi. 2022 Jun. 1;(17):66-81. doi:10.56118/euifydhed.1070636

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