Artificial intelligence and new imperialism: The role of digital tools in the geopolitical architecture of power
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This article examines the impact of artificial intelligence and digital technologies on contemporary geopolitical structures within the framework of new imperialism. The first section analyzes how the rise of digital technologies has transformed classical imperial strategies. In this context, technology is approached not only as an instrument of economic and military power but also as a tool of cultural and ideological control. The second section evaluates the institutional potential of artificial intelligence to shape global hegemonic structures, focusing on how major technological powers such as the United States and China influence the development of AI and how control over digital infrastructure is reshaping the global balance of power. Methodologically, the study adopts a framework combining comparative analysis, geopolitical discourse analysis, and an institutional examination of technological power models. The article’s originality lies in its argument that AI-driven digital hegemony extends beyond technical and economic domains to create new architectures of power in political, legal, and epistemological spheres. This perspective broadens the strategic and theoretical boundaries of the concept of digital imperialism and offers a novel understanding of contemporary power relations.
Anahtar Kelimeler
artificial intelligence digital hegemony geopolitics new imperialism technological power.
Kaynakça
- Allison, G. (2017). Destined for war: Can America and China escape Thucydides’s trap? Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
- Brundage, M., Avin, S., Clark, J., Toner, H., Eckersley, P., Garfinkel, B., ... Amodei, D. (2018). The malicious use of artificial intelligence: Forecasting, prevention, and mitigation. Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.22520
- Cave, S., & Dignum, V. (2019). Algorithms and geopolitics. Nature, 571(7766), 447–448. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02212-x
- Coeckelbergh, M. (2020). AI ethics. MIT Press.
- Crawford, K. (2021). Atlas of AI: Power, politics, and the planetary costs of artificial intelligence. Yale University Press.
- Eubanks, V. (2018). Automating inequality: How high-tech tools profile, police, and punish the poor. St. Martin’s Press.
- Franklin, M. I. (2013). Digital dilemmas: Power, resistance and the internet. Oxford University Press.
- Greenwald, G. (2014). No place to hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state. Metropolitan Books.
- Harari, Y. N. (2018). 21 lessons for the 21st century. Jonathan Cape.
- Kania, E. B. (2018). Battlefield singularity: Artificial intelligence, military revolution, and China’s future military power. Center for a New American Security. https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/battlefield-singularity-artificial-intelligence-military-
- Latonero, M. (2018). Governing artificial intelligence: Upholding human rights & dignity. Data & Society Research Institute. https://datasociety.net/library/governing-artificial-intelligence/
- Noble, S. U. (2018). Algorithms of oppression: How search engines reinforce racism. NYU Press.
- O’Neil, C. (2016). Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. Crown Publishing Group.
- West, D. M. (2018). The future of work: Robots, AI, and automation. Brookings Institution Press. Zuboff, S. (2019). The age of surveillance capitalism: The fight for a human future at the new frontier of power. PublicAffairs.
Öz
Bu makale, yapay zekâ ve dijital teknolojilerin çağdaş jeopolitik yapılara etkisini yeni emperyalizm çerçevesinde incelemektedir. İlk bölümde dijital teknolojilerin yükselişinin klasik emperyal stratejileri nasıl dönüştürdüğü analiz edilmektedir. Bu bağlamda teknoloji yalnızca ekonomik ve askerî güç aracı olarak değil, aynı zamanda kültürel ve ideolojik kontrol mekanizması olarak ele alınmaktadır. İkinci bölüm ise yapay zekânın küresel hegemonik yapıları şekillendirme potansiyelini değerlendirmekte; Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ve Çin gibi büyük teknolojik güçlerin yapay zekâ gelişimini nasıl yönlendirdiğine ve dijital altyapı üzerindeki kontrolün küresel güç dengesini nasıl yeniden yapılandırdığına odaklanmaktadır. Yöntemsel olarak çalışma; karşılaştırmalı analiz, jeopolitik söylem analizi ve teknolojik güç modellerinin kurumsal incelemesini bir araya getiren bir çerçeve benimsemektedir. Makalenin özgünlüğü, yapay zekâ temelli dijital hegemoninin yalnızca teknik ve ekonomik alanlarla sınırlı kalmayıp siyasi, hukuki ve epistemolojik düzeylerde yeni güç mimarileri oluşturduğu yönündeki argümanına dayanmaktadır. Bu perspektif, dijital emperyalizm kavramının stratejik ve kuramsal sınırlarını genişleterek çağdaş güç ilişkilerine dair yeni bir anlayış sunmaktadır.
Anahtar Kelimeler
yapay zekâ dijital hegemonya jeopolitik yeni emperyalizm teknolojik güç.
Kaynakça
- Allison, G. (2017). Destined for war: Can America and China escape Thucydides’s trap? Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
- Brundage, M., Avin, S., Clark, J., Toner, H., Eckersley, P., Garfinkel, B., ... Amodei, D. (2018). The malicious use of artificial intelligence: Forecasting, prevention, and mitigation. Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.22520
- Cave, S., & Dignum, V. (2019). Algorithms and geopolitics. Nature, 571(7766), 447–448. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02212-x
- Coeckelbergh, M. (2020). AI ethics. MIT Press.
- Crawford, K. (2021). Atlas of AI: Power, politics, and the planetary costs of artificial intelligence. Yale University Press.
- Eubanks, V. (2018). Automating inequality: How high-tech tools profile, police, and punish the poor. St. Martin’s Press.
- Franklin, M. I. (2013). Digital dilemmas: Power, resistance and the internet. Oxford University Press.
- Greenwald, G. (2014). No place to hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state. Metropolitan Books.
- Harari, Y. N. (2018). 21 lessons for the 21st century. Jonathan Cape.
- Kania, E. B. (2018). Battlefield singularity: Artificial intelligence, military revolution, and China’s future military power. Center for a New American Security. https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/battlefield-singularity-artificial-intelligence-military-
- Latonero, M. (2018). Governing artificial intelligence: Upholding human rights & dignity. Data & Society Research Institute. https://datasociety.net/library/governing-artificial-intelligence/
- Noble, S. U. (2018). Algorithms of oppression: How search engines reinforce racism. NYU Press.
- O’Neil, C. (2016). Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. Crown Publishing Group.
- West, D. M. (2018). The future of work: Robots, AI, and automation. Brookings Institution Press. Zuboff, S. (2019). The age of surveillance capitalism: The fight for a human future at the new frontier of power. PublicAffairs.
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Kaynakça
- Allison, G. (2017). Destined for war: Can America and China escape Thucydides’s trap? Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
- Brundage, M., Avin, S., Clark, J., Toner, H., Eckersley, P., Garfinkel, B., ... Amodei, D. (2018). The malicious use of artificial intelligence: Forecasting, prevention, and mitigation. Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.22520
- Cave, S., & Dignum, V. (2019). Algorithms and geopolitics. Nature, 571(7766), 447–448. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02212-x
- Coeckelbergh, M. (2020). AI ethics. MIT Press.
- Crawford, K. (2021). Atlas of AI: Power, politics, and the planetary costs of artificial intelligence. Yale University Press.
- Eubanks, V. (2018). Automating inequality: How high-tech tools profile, police, and punish the poor. St. Martin’s Press.
- Franklin, M. I. (2013). Digital dilemmas: Power, resistance and the internet. Oxford University Press.
- Greenwald, G. (2014). No place to hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state. Metropolitan Books.
- Harari, Y. N. (2018). 21 lessons for the 21st century. Jonathan Cape.
- Kania, E. B. (2018). Battlefield singularity: Artificial intelligence, military revolution, and China’s future military power. Center for a New American Security. https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/battlefield-singularity-artificial-intelligence-military-
- Latonero, M. (2018). Governing artificial intelligence: Upholding human rights & dignity. Data & Society Research Institute. https://datasociety.net/library/governing-artificial-intelligence/
- Noble, S. U. (2018). Algorithms of oppression: How search engines reinforce racism. NYU Press.
- O’Neil, C. (2016). Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. Crown Publishing Group.
- West, D. M. (2018). The future of work: Robots, AI, and automation. Brookings Institution Press. Zuboff, S. (2019). The age of surveillance capitalism: The fight for a human future at the new frontier of power. PublicAffairs.
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Kaynakça
- Allison, G. (2017). Destined for war: Can America and China escape Thucydides’s trap? Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
- Brundage, M., Avin, S., Clark, J., Toner, H., Eckersley, P., Garfinkel, B., ... Amodei, D. (2018). The malicious use of artificial intelligence: Forecasting, prevention, and mitigation. Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.22520
- Cave, S., & Dignum, V. (2019). Algorithms and geopolitics. Nature, 571(7766), 447–448. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02212-x
- Coeckelbergh, M. (2020). AI ethics. MIT Press.
- Crawford, K. (2021). Atlas of AI: Power, politics, and the planetary costs of artificial intelligence. Yale University Press.
- Eubanks, V. (2018). Automating inequality: How high-tech tools profile, police, and punish the poor. St. Martin’s Press.
- Franklin, M. I. (2013). Digital dilemmas: Power, resistance and the internet. Oxford University Press.
- Greenwald, G. (2014). No place to hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state. Metropolitan Books.
- Harari, Y. N. (2018). 21 lessons for the 21st century. Jonathan Cape.
- Kania, E. B. (2018). Battlefield singularity: Artificial intelligence, military revolution, and China’s future military power. Center for a New American Security. https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/battlefield-singularity-artificial-intelligence-military-
- Latonero, M. (2018). Governing artificial intelligence: Upholding human rights & dignity. Data & Society Research Institute. https://datasociety.net/library/governing-artificial-intelligence/
- Noble, S. U. (2018). Algorithms of oppression: How search engines reinforce racism. NYU Press.
- O’Neil, C. (2016). Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. Crown Publishing Group.
- West, D. M. (2018). The future of work: Robots, AI, and automation. Brookings Institution Press. Zuboff, S. (2019). The age of surveillance capitalism: The fight for a human future at the new frontier of power. PublicAffairs.
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Kaynakça
- Allison, G. (2017). Destined for war: Can America and China escape Thucydides’s trap? Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
- Brundage, M., Avin, S., Clark, J., Toner, H., Eckersley, P., Garfinkel, B., ... Amodei, D. (2018). The malicious use of artificial intelligence: Forecasting, prevention, and mitigation. Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.22520
- Cave, S., & Dignum, V. (2019). Algorithms and geopolitics. Nature, 571(7766), 447–448. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02212-x
- Coeckelbergh, M. (2020). AI ethics. MIT Press.
- Crawford, K. (2021). Atlas of AI: Power, politics, and the planetary costs of artificial intelligence. Yale University Press.
- Eubanks, V. (2018). Automating inequality: How high-tech tools profile, police, and punish the poor. St. Martin’s Press.
- Franklin, M. I. (2013). Digital dilemmas: Power, resistance and the internet. Oxford University Press.
- Greenwald, G. (2014). No place to hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state. Metropolitan Books.
- Harari, Y. N. (2018). 21 lessons for the 21st century. Jonathan Cape.
- Kania, E. B. (2018). Battlefield singularity: Artificial intelligence, military revolution, and China’s future military power. Center for a New American Security. https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/battlefield-singularity-artificial-intelligence-military-
- Latonero, M. (2018). Governing artificial intelligence: Upholding human rights & dignity. Data & Society Research Institute. https://datasociety.net/library/governing-artificial-intelligence/
- Noble, S. U. (2018). Algorithms of oppression: How search engines reinforce racism. NYU Press.
- O’Neil, C. (2016). Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. Crown Publishing Group.
- West, D. M. (2018). The future of work: Robots, AI, and automation. Brookings Institution Press. Zuboff, S. (2019). The age of surveillance capitalism: The fight for a human future at the new frontier of power. PublicAffairs.
Öz
Kaynakça
- Allison, G. (2017). Destined for war: Can America and China escape Thucydides’s trap? Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
- Brundage, M., Avin, S., Clark, J., Toner, H., Eckersley, P., Garfinkel, B., ... Amodei, D. (2018). The malicious use of artificial intelligence: Forecasting, prevention, and mitigation. Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.22520
- Cave, S., & Dignum, V. (2019). Algorithms and geopolitics. Nature, 571(7766), 447–448. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02212-x
- Coeckelbergh, M. (2020). AI ethics. MIT Press.
- Crawford, K. (2021). Atlas of AI: Power, politics, and the planetary costs of artificial intelligence. Yale University Press.
- Eubanks, V. (2018). Automating inequality: How high-tech tools profile, police, and punish the poor. St. Martin’s Press.
- Franklin, M. I. (2013). Digital dilemmas: Power, resistance and the internet. Oxford University Press.
- Greenwald, G. (2014). No place to hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state. Metropolitan Books.
- Harari, Y. N. (2018). 21 lessons for the 21st century. Jonathan Cape.
- Kania, E. B. (2018). Battlefield singularity: Artificial intelligence, military revolution, and China’s future military power. Center for a New American Security. https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/battlefield-singularity-artificial-intelligence-military-
- Latonero, M. (2018). Governing artificial intelligence: Upholding human rights & dignity. Data & Society Research Institute. https://datasociety.net/library/governing-artificial-intelligence/
- Noble, S. U. (2018). Algorithms of oppression: How search engines reinforce racism. NYU Press.
- O’Neil, C. (2016). Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. Crown Publishing Group.
- West, D. M. (2018). The future of work: Robots, AI, and automation. Brookings Institution Press. Zuboff, S. (2019). The age of surveillance capitalism: The fight for a human future at the new frontier of power. PublicAffairs.
Öz
Kaynakça
- Allison, G. (2017). Destined for war: Can America and China escape Thucydides’s trap? Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
- Brundage, M., Avin, S., Clark, J., Toner, H., Eckersley, P., Garfinkel, B., ... Amodei, D. (2018). The malicious use of artificial intelligence: Forecasting, prevention, and mitigation. Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.22520
- Cave, S., & Dignum, V. (2019). Algorithms and geopolitics. Nature, 571(7766), 447–448. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02212-x
- Coeckelbergh, M. (2020). AI ethics. MIT Press.
- Crawford, K. (2021). Atlas of AI: Power, politics, and the planetary costs of artificial intelligence. Yale University Press.
- Eubanks, V. (2018). Automating inequality: How high-tech tools profile, police, and punish the poor. St. Martin’s Press.
- Franklin, M. I. (2013). Digital dilemmas: Power, resistance and the internet. Oxford University Press.
- Greenwald, G. (2014). No place to hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state. Metropolitan Books.
- Harari, Y. N. (2018). 21 lessons for the 21st century. Jonathan Cape.
- Kania, E. B. (2018). Battlefield singularity: Artificial intelligence, military revolution, and China’s future military power. Center for a New American Security. https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/battlefield-singularity-artificial-intelligence-military-
- Latonero, M. (2018). Governing artificial intelligence: Upholding human rights & dignity. Data & Society Research Institute. https://datasociety.net/library/governing-artificial-intelligence/
- Noble, S. U. (2018). Algorithms of oppression: How search engines reinforce racism. NYU Press.
- O’Neil, C. (2016). Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. Crown Publishing Group.
- West, D. M. (2018). The future of work: Robots, AI, and automation. Brookings Institution Press. Zuboff, S. (2019). The age of surveillance capitalism: The fight for a human future at the new frontier of power. PublicAffairs.
Öz
Kaynakça
- Allison, G. (2017). Destined for war: Can America and China escape Thucydides’s trap? Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
- Brundage, M., Avin, S., Clark, J., Toner, H., Eckersley, P., Garfinkel, B., ... Amodei, D. (2018). The malicious use of artificial intelligence: Forecasting, prevention, and mitigation. Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.22520
- Cave, S., & Dignum, V. (2019). Algorithms and geopolitics. Nature, 571(7766), 447–448. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02212-x
- Coeckelbergh, M. (2020). AI ethics. MIT Press.
- Crawford, K. (2021). Atlas of AI: Power, politics, and the planetary costs of artificial intelligence. Yale University Press.
- Eubanks, V. (2018). Automating inequality: How high-tech tools profile, police, and punish the poor. St. Martin’s Press.
- Franklin, M. I. (2013). Digital dilemmas: Power, resistance and the internet. Oxford University Press.
- Greenwald, G. (2014). No place to hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state. Metropolitan Books.
- Harari, Y. N. (2018). 21 lessons for the 21st century. Jonathan Cape.
- Kania, E. B. (2018). Battlefield singularity: Artificial intelligence, military revolution, and China’s future military power. Center for a New American Security. https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/battlefield-singularity-artificial-intelligence-military-
- Latonero, M. (2018). Governing artificial intelligence: Upholding human rights & dignity. Data & Society Research Institute. https://datasociety.net/library/governing-artificial-intelligence/
- Noble, S. U. (2018). Algorithms of oppression: How search engines reinforce racism. NYU Press.
- O’Neil, C. (2016). Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. Crown Publishing Group.
- West, D. M. (2018). The future of work: Robots, AI, and automation. Brookings Institution Press. Zuboff, S. (2019). The age of surveillance capitalism: The fight for a human future at the new frontier of power. PublicAffairs.
Ayrıntılar
| Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
|---|---|
| Konular | Bilgi Modelleme, Yönetim ve Ontolojiler |
| Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
| Yazarlar | |
| Gönderilme Tarihi | 8 Temmuz 2025 |
| Kabul Tarihi | 20 Ekim 2025 |
| Yayımlanma Tarihi | 31 Aralık 2025 |
| Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2025 Cilt: 12 Sayı: Özel Sayı 2025-2 |