Eleni Maragkou
Bodies of Difference: Ramon Amaro on Machine Learning, Race, and Reimagining Technology
In this article, Eleni Maragkou explores Dr. Ramon Amaro’s work on machine learning and its intersection with race, technology, and power. Amaro’s book, “The Black Technical Object: On Machine Learning and the Aspiration of Black Being”, examines the complex relationship between race and machine learning and alternative approaches to contemporary algorithmic practices, challenging us to envision more inclusive and generative futures beyond the current limitations of machine learning.
About the author
Eleni Maragkou (she/they) is a writer, editor, and media researcher based in Amsterdam by way of Athens. She writes about the internet and the minutiae of our digital lives.
ABOUT THINKING BODIES
Thinking Bodies was conceptualised as an effort to build an exploratory body of knowledge(s), that draws upon the festival’s theme and weaves together perspectives, writing styles and formats. Drawing from the theme of the FIBER Festival 2024 edition, Outer/Body, we invited aspiring and emerging writers from a multiplicity of backgrounds to share their contributions, ranging from essays to interviews to poetries, resulting in a rich archive of knowledge.