Seeing like algorithmic surveillance | Lecture by Gabriel Pereira

Join us at Natlab for an exciting lecture by Gabriel Pereira on algorithmic surveillance. This lecture is part of the Technologies Othewise | Lectures Series program.

Investment in forms of algorithmic surveillance—from facial recognition in the supermarket to license plate recognition—have skyrocketed over the past decade. The promise is that algorithmic technologies allow for data to be analyzed at an enormous scale, increasing public safety. At the same time, critics have pointed these systems reinforce racism and may lead to increased surveillance of marginalized communities.
This lecture asks: How may we use algorithmic surveillance to look at itself? I will explore the colonial rise of surveillance systems, but also the materiality of these systems in our everyday lives—their images, technologies, and infrastructures. Ultimately, this exercise will help to consider how we could better understand the transformations emerging from the rise of algorithmic surveillance. This reflection will take shape as a live video-essay (a talk with short video segments).

After the lecture, Gabriel will give a hands-on workshop experimenting with the materiality of algorithmic surveillance cameras. You can either register for one of the two events or both. In case you want to attend both events, we set up a little discount for you.

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