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Decolonial AI: A perspective on the imperialist states’ colonizing quest for labor applied in the development of artificial intelligence

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  • Jian Carlos de Melo

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The process of exploring other countries in distant continents began in the colonialera, and imperialism still persists today in different forms. The development of technologyrelated to artificial intelligence also undergoes these impacts, where there is a colonialform of selecting bodies and minds that needs to change. The objective of this work is to removethe blindfold on an ultra-normalized process of super-exploitation of labor in artificialintelligence in Brazil by U.S. companies, creating a more sought-after profile, to embark ona process of decolonizing AI. JEL Classification: K23; J54; L86.

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  • Jian Carlos de Melo, 2025. "Decolonial AI: A perspective on the imperialist states’ colonizing quest for labor applied in the development of artificial intelligence," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 45(3), pages 444-463.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:45:y:2025:i:3:p:444-463:id:2514
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    Keywords

    Decolonial; colonialism and imperialism; immigrant workers; artificial intelligence; chatGPT;
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    JEL classification:

    • K23 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law
    • J54 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Producer Cooperatives; Labor Managed Firms
    • L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software

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