The Reconstruction of Social Power in Society 5.0: A Foucauldian Approach

Year 2024, Volume: 19 Issue: 3, 923 - 935

Fuat Boğaç Evren

Abstract

Society 5.0 is a new social paradigm in which high technologies such as artificial intelligence, intelligent systems and robots are aimed to penetrate every aspect of life. With Society 5.0, it is a matter of concern that companies that produce high technology are not only limited to the role of producers, but also have access to user data and ownership of this data. Based on the hypothesis that a new form of relationship will emerge between data ownership and power structures with Society 5.0, this study discusses the possible effects of data ownership on social power based on Michel Foucault's theories on the concept of power. The results of the study reveal that data ownership in the era of society 5.0 corresponds to Foucault's form of biopower.

Keywords

Society 5.0, Digital Society, Power, Social Power, Michel Foucault

Toplum 5.0’da Toplumsal İktidarın Yeniden İnşası: Foucaultcu Bir Yaklaşım

Abstract

Toplum 5.0 yapay zekâ, akıllı sistemler ve robotlar gibi yüksek teknolojilerin hayatın her alanına nüfus etmesinin amaçlandığı yeni bir toplumsal paradigmadır. Toplum 5.0’la birlikte yüksek teknolojiyi üreten şirketlerin yalnızca üretici rolüyle sınırlı kalmayıp aynı zamanda kullanıcı verilerine erişebilmesi ve bu verilerin mülkiyetine sahip olması endişe uyandıran bir konudur. Bu çalışma da toplum 5.0’la birlikte veri mülkiyeti ile iktidar yapıları arasında yeni bir ilişki biçiminin ortaya çıkacağı hipotezinden hareketle Michel Foucault'un iktidar kavramına ilişkin teorilerinden yola çıkarak veri mülkiyetinin toplumsal iktidar üzerindeki olası etkilerini tartışmaktadır. Çalışmanın vardığı sonuçlar toplum 5.0 çağında veri mülkiyetinin Foucault'un biyoiktidar biçimine denk düştüğünü ortaya koymuştur.

Keywords

Toplum 5.0, Dijital Toplum, İktidar, Toplumsal İktidar, Michel Foucault

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