[Commlist] CFA: IAMCR Preconference - AI Inequalities: Critical Praxis for Digital Inclusion

*CFA: IAMCR Preconference - AI Inequalities: Critical Praxis for Digital 
Inclusion*

*Description*

Artificial intelligence is increasingly part and parcel of our lives, 
permeating many aspects of society and everyday life. From using facial 
recognition systems that analyse biometric data to unlock our phones, to 
algorithmic curation of social media feeds based on machine learning of 
user behaviour, natural language processing models such as ChatGPT to 
write and compose emails, and generative AI-driven DJ personas and 
recommendation systems that personalise music playlists, our reliance on 
these technologies is ever- present whether recognised or not. These 
same acts, however, can embed inequalities and biases in artificial 
intelligence. These can range from the algorithms at play, to inherent 
disability, racial, and gendered biases, as well as to questions of 
access and planetary cost of using artificial intelligence. Bringing 
together world-leading scholars of digital inclusion, media, technology 
and inequalities, this preconference unpacks and reveals the new arenas 
and experiences of digital exclusion that accompany the implementation 
of automation and artificial intelligence in everyday digital platforms 
and services, as well as the persistence and worsening of existing forms 
of digital exclusion.

*Location

*Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, L1, Media coLab
Nanyang Technological University (WKWSCI NTU)

*Date and time*

Friday 11 July, 2025

09h00 – 16h00

*Participation*

The preconference will address the following themes:

1.new terrains of AI inequalities and approaches to researching digital 
inclusion and exclusion

2.the lived experiences of AI inequalities as enacted across race, 
gender, sexuality, dis/ability and class

3.challenges to AI inequalities, including the role of resistance and 
refusal

An edited volume around these themes is in progress and select 
contributors will be invited to submit chapters for the volume.

If interested, please send an email to (aiinequalities /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(aiinequalities /at/ gmail.com)> with the following details by end of 
25 April 2025 anywhere on earth:

1.Title and a 300-word abstract (references excluded)

2.Include a short bio of each author (150 words).

3.Indicate if you are an IAMCR member (or if you plan to join)

4.Indicate " AI Inequalities IAMCR2025" in the heading of the email.

5.Contributors to the preconference should indicate which of the 3 
identified themes they are addressing

https://iamcr.org/singapore2025/ai-Inequalities 
<https://iamcr.org/singapore2025/ai-Inequalities>

***Registration
*Registration will be required for attendees. The pre-conference has a 
capacity for up to 60 participants.

The invitation to register and registration cost will be provided when 
outcomes are communicated, and IAMCR members can anticipate a discounted 
fee.

*Convenors
*Jenny Kennedy, Associate Professor, School of Media and Communication, 
RMIT University

Justine Humphry, Senior Lecturer of Digital Cultures, Discipline of 
Media and Communication, The University of Sydney

Kuansong Victor Zhuang, Assistant Professor in Disability Communication, 
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang 
Technological University

*Contact*

Pls direct all queries to (aiinequalities /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(aiinequalities /at/ gmail.com)>

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