Algorithmic governance in public opinion: a proposal for a study of refugee perceptions
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Nowadays, it is impossible to talk about public opinion without paying attention to the influence exerted by algorithms, through digital platforms, in the creation of collective imaginaries. In this sense, recent research refers to algorithmic governance to explain the role of artificial intelligence in the organisation of social activity and the perception of reality. In this context, it is important to remember that, behind the design and programming of algorithms, there is a commercial infrastructure that pursues specific economic ends, so the neutrality of these tools must be debated. This article aims to study this new scenario and to present a proposal and a methodology to study the way in which algorithmic tools generate a climate of greater discrimination of historically marginalised populations, as is the case of refugees in the European scenario (and especially in Spain).
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