‘Artificial Intelligence, Art and Indigeneity deftly explores the tensions, contradictions and creative possibilities that arise when hegemonic AI technologies are reappropriated in the service of Indigenous and decolonial imaginaries. Creative in its methodology and writing, it is a valuable resource for scholars of Latin American visual culture, critical Indigenous studies and digital humanities methods.’
— Sarah Abel, Assistant Professor in Philosophy of Science, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
‘This book is compelling in its presentation of the challenges posed by generative Artificial Intelligence in relation to art, identity, and Indigenous epistemologies. I consider it especially important that the text advocates for Indigenous peoples to participate in the development of these technologies rather than being treated merely as objects of study.
This emphasis on Indigenous agency points towards what I see as the next crucial stage of research and development: creating knowledge bases produced by Indigenous people themselves. The Etnias social network was created with this purpose, bringing together a wide range of Indigenous-authored materials. At a time when much online information about Indigenous Peoples is shaped by non-Indigenous perspectives, initiatives such as Etnias can help ensure that future AI systems more accurately reflect the diversity and reality of Indigenous peoples.’
‘A leitura desse livro me pareceu muito consistente ao apresentar os desafios da Inteligência Artificial generativa em relação à arte, à identidade e às epistemologias indígenas. Considero especialmente importante a defesa de que os povos indígenas participem da construção dessas tecnologias e não sejam apenas objetos de estudo.
Essa ênfase na agência indígena aponta para o que considero ser a próxima etapa fundamental da pesquisa e do desenvolvimento: a construção de bases de conhecimento produzidas por indígenas. A rede social Etnias foi criada com esse propósito, reunindo uma ampla variedade de materiais produzidos por autores indígenas. Em um contexto em que grande parte das informações disponíveis online sobre os Povos Indígenas é moldada por perspectivas não indígenas, iniciativas como a Etnias podem contribuir para que futuros sistemas de inteligência artificial reflitam de forma mais fiel a diversidade e a realidade dos povos indígenas.’
— Karuãn Tenteneady, Indigenous systems development technologist and creator of the social network Etnias (www
‘A pioneering work grounded in Indigenous epistemologies. Through real-world experimentation, its authors – academics, artists, and activists – demonstrate that AI fails to grasp their cosmovisions, and that true inclusion requires more than adding data or refining prompts. A living archive of resistance, media appropriation, and indispensable decolonial and technological critique from Latin America.’
‘Una obra pionera fundamentada en epistemologías indígenas. Mediante la experimentación real, los autores, quienes son académicos, artistas y activistas, demuestran que la IA no comprende sus cosmovisiones y que la verdadera inclusión no se logra ni añadiendo más datos ni refinando los prompts. Un archivo vivo de resistencia, apropiación mediática e indispensable crítica decolonial y tecnológica desde América Latina.’
— Rubria Rocha de Luna, Faculty in Digital Humanities, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico