Project summary

I am writing a paper that uses a Latin American philosophical tradition to develop a new way of analyzing artificial intelligence. Instead of asking whether AI is a historical rupture or a continuation of colonial and extractive relations, the paper asks a prior question: under what technological criterion is AI produced, and what forms of exclusion make these systems possible?The project draws on Enrique Dussel’s distinction between technologies organized around the valorization of value and those organized around the reproduction of life. I am not trying to add a Latin American perspective to existing AI debates. I want to show that starting from Latin America changes the questions we ask about AI. The paper is written for readers working in AI governance and AI safety who may not be familiar with decolonial theory.

What are this project's goals? How will you achieve them?

The immediate goal is to complete and submit the paper to a peer-reviewed journal. More importantly, I want to test whether Dussel's technological criterion can function as an analytical tool for discussing AI with readers who do not come from decolonial theory. I have a working draft and a clear research direction, but the paper still requires significant revision and further development. I need time to strengthen the conceptual framework, add more contemporary AI governance and AI safety literature, and prepare the manuscript for journal submission.

How will this funding be used?

The funding would primarily provide research time during 3 month. I am balancing doctoral research, a CONICET research fellowship, and applied research projects, and theoretical work of this kind requires long periods of concentrated reading and writing.

In the Argentine context, maintaining a research career often requires combining multiple roles, which makes it difficult to sustain the uninterrupted time that rigorous theoretical work demands. This grant would allow me to complete the paper with the level of precision and engagement that I think the argument requires, and to cover publication-related expenses

Who is on your team? What's your track record on similar projects?

I am the sole author of this project. As a CONICET Research Fellow, Strategic Design Researcher, and PhD candidate in Social Sciences, I work at the intersection of sociotechnical systems, digital platforms, public-interest technology, and the societal implications of AI.

My work combines academic research and applied design research. I have completed two master's theses, published an academic book chapter, and served as a reviewer for academic journals, conferences, and theses. My research and design work has been recognized internationally: Winner, IDI Design Awards ¨Design for Change¨ (Ireland, 2025); Winner, Women in STEMM Award (Ireland, 2023) and exhibited at Politecnico di Milano (Italy, 2026) and the Tallinn Design Festival (Estonia, 2025).

In 2026 I was invited as a speaker on the "Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies" panel at RightsCon26. When that session was cancelled, we were invited instead to discuss the same themes on an SRHM podcast episode examining "artificial intimacy" and emotional capitalism as the next frontier of AI.

What are the most likely causes and outcomes if this project fails?

One external risk is that the paper is completed and published but does not generate meaningful engagement among the international AI governance and AI safety researchers it is written for. The argument could circulate primarily among readers already working within decolonial theory, rather than opening a conversation with the audience it is explicitly trying to reach.

A related challenge concerns language. I believe publishing in English is necessary if the paper is to enter international debates on AI governance and AI safety, but it also creates distance from many Latin American scholars whose work informs this project. It is a tradeoff between international circulation and regional dialogue, and one I cannot fully resolve.

How much money have you raised in the last 12 months, and from where?

I have received academic awards and professional recognition during the last twelve months, but I have not raised dedicated funding for this research project.