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Datafeudalism and Democracy: The Domination of Big Tech Corporations in the Age of Generative AI

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Title: Datafeudalism and Democracy: The Domination of Big Tech Corporations in the Age of Generative AI
Authors: Saura García, Carlos
Contributors: University/Department: Universitat Jaume I. Escola de Doctorat
Thesis Advisors: Calvo, Patrici
Source: TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa)
Publisher Information: Universitat Jaume I, 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Physical Description: 263 p.
Subject Terms: Datafeudalism, Surveillance capitalism, Big tech corporations, generative AI, Public opinion, Public sphere, Ciències Humanes i Socials
Description: Compendi d'articles, Doctorat internacional
Description (Translated): This doctoral thesis examines the adverse effects stemming from the transformation of digital giants’ socio-economic model —from surveillance capitalism to datafeudalism— and from the rapid emergence and popularisation of generative AI (GenAI) tools on European Union (EU) democratic systems. The research pursues three interrelated objectives. Firstly, it applies a hermeneutic-critical methodological framework to analyse the global system of social, economic, and political domination established by big tech corporations and its detrimental consequences for the proper functioning of EU democracies. Secondly, it examines the dangers posed by the emergence and strategic use of GenAI to the existence of an autonomous and authentic public sphere and to the formation of a critical and mature public opinion. Thirdly, it proposes a set of guidelines aimed at mitigating these threats and enhancing the performance of EU democratic systems in a fair, transparent, responsible, and explainable manner.
Programa de Doctorat en Ètica i Democràcia
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