Artificial intelligence for whose benefit? Kaingang health and resistance in the age of artificial intelligence: an autoethnographic essay
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https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.21.27101.079Abstract
This autoethnographic article aims to reflect on the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on the health of Indigenous peoples through the experiences of a Kaingang nurse and medical student. The methodology is grounded in autoethnography, which combines personal experience with critical analysis to examine how life in an Indigenous community, structural racism, and professional experience in Indigenous health shape understandings of emerging technologies. The theoretical framework engages with the concepts of coloniality of power, data colonialism, and Indigenous data sovereignty, as well as discussions on research ethics involving Indigenous peoples and International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 169. The findings indicate that, although AI has the potential to improve health, it may reproduce colonial logics if Indigenous peoples do not participate effectively in the management of their data, making it essential to guarantee information sovereignty and respect for cultural diversity.
Keywords: AI and health. Indigenous health. Autoethnography.
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