Fanzine: 'SOULS - R - SYSTEMS'

(MSc HCI, Design Justice Elective Work)

This fanzine explores the intersections of identity, consciousness, and technology in the digital age of biased algorithms. The nuanced interaction of social identities online is examined through an intersectional perspective of identities and a cyborgian lens. The challenges of online existence are explored, evaluating the blurring constraints between physical and virtual domains, inspired by double-third consciousness beliefs.

It assesses how our ideas and biases are fed into an AI system, resulting in an ongoing cycle of prejudiced algorithms. These algorithms reinforce existing prejudices and socioeconomic imbalances while altering digital environments and user experiences. Through critical inquiry and imaginative speculation, this exploration sheds light on the ethical implications of algorithmic biases, challenging readers to confront technology's and user’s role in perpetuating discrimination and advocating for transparency and accountability in algorithmic decision-making.

When our own beliefs and biases are fed into AI systems, they evolve into soul-like entities overflowing with endless biases, creating further reconstruction and deconstruction of our personal beliefs and identity.