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Machine Legibility and Epistemic Governance in Malaysia’s Smart Cities: A Postcolonial Analysis of Algorithmic Knowledge, Identity, and State Power

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This thesis examines how AI systems deployed in Malaysia’s smart cities encode constitutional and racial asymmetries through algorithmic infrastructures. Focusing on epistemic governance, it analyses how data, models, and legal frameworks shape machine legibility and citizen classification, with comparative insights from India and Brazil to contextualise Malaysia’s postcolonial governance model.

Source: Proceedings of the AAAI/ACM Conference on AI Ethics and Society

DOI: 10.1609/aies.v8i3.36792

Author: Hesam Nourooz Pour

Institution: University of Malaya

Language: English

Topic: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4415195294

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