Giorgi Vachnadze, Genealogies of Formal Systems. Substack (2025-) Giorgi Vachnadze is a writer and researcher focused on Foucault and Wittgenstein, working at the intersection of philosophy, critical theory, and contemporary issues such as AI, education policy, and algorithmic governance. Recent posts include: Ἑαυτοῦ Ἡνίοχος: Piloting the Self Liberating the Care of the Self from Plato …
Ilaria Santoemma, From Pervasive Technologies to Technology of the Self. A Counter-Subjectivation argument for a Shift in the Critical Theory of Cyberspace, Soft Power, pp. 49-68 Issue 22 (11,2) July-December 2024 https://doi.org/10.14718/SoftPower.2024.11.2.3 Abstract This paper aims to contribute to the discourse on the intersection of power dynamics and subjectivation processes as explored in critical theory, …
Call for Abstracts: Intellect Handbook of Cinema and the Anthropocene H-Announce link We are pleased to announce a forthcoming edited volume, Intellect Handbook of Cinema and the Anthropocene. The volume will bring together original scholarship that examines the relationship between cinema and the Anthropocene from a variety of perspectives. It is intended as a resource …
Federico Jose T. Lagdameo, “Digital Governmentality: Technological Subjectivation and AI”, Kaabigan: Journal of the Panpacific University, Vol. 3:2, 1-17 (July 2025) doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16786093 Abstract: This article develops a Foucauldian analysis of artificial intelligence technologies, particularly large language models such as ChatGPT, as contemporary technologies of power. Building upon Michel Foucault’s genealogical critique of disciplinary and …
Pan, S., & Mou, Y. (2025). Dancing With a Loving Chatbot: Power Dynamics Between Women and Their AI Partners. Social Science Computer Review, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/08944393251340693 Abstract With the growing prevalence and accessibility of AI companions, contemporary women are forming relationships with virtual partners. It is important to examine the relational, social, and gender-related implications of …
D’Amato, K. ChatGPT: towards AI subjectivity. AI & Society 40, 1627–1641 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-024-01898-z Abstract Motivated by the question of responsible AI and value alignment, I seek to offer a uniquely Foucauldian reconstruction of the problem as the emergence of an ethical subject in a disciplinary setting. This reconstruction contrasts with the strictly human-oriented programme typical …
Ryan, M. We’re only human after all: a critique of human-centred AI. AI & Society 40, 1303–1319 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-024-01976-2 Abstract The use of a ‘human-centred’ artificial intelligence approach (HCAI) has substantially increased over the past few years in academic texts (1600 +); institutions (27 Universities have HCAI labs, such as Stanford, Sydney, Berkeley, and Chicago); in …
Rovira Martorell, J., Gálvez, A., & Tirado, F. (2024). Artificial Intelligence and the Production of Judicial Truth. Theory, Culture & Society, 42(1), 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/02632764241268174 (Original work published 2025) Abstract The aim of this paper is to present artificial intelligence (AI) as an organ with a role in the production of judicial truth, expanding its objects, …
Diefenhardt, F. (2025). Automating the managerial gaze: critical and genealogical notes on machine learning in personnel assessment. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 1–34. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2025.2470302 Abstract This paper takes a Foucauldian approach to current discussions on the use of machine learning in personnel selection, with a focus on pre-selection assessment. It problematizes two central …
Gretzky, M., & Dishon, G. (2025). Algorithmic-authors in academia: blurring the boundaries of human and machine knowledge production. Learning, Media and Technology, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2025.2452196 ABSTRACT The emergence of large language models (LLMs) that generate human-like texts has raised questions about the boundaries between human-authored and machine-generated outputs. This article examines how LLMs are re-shaping academic …
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