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Helena Machado Interviewed at Ciência 2025

webmaster — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:48:39 +0000

Portugal’s largest science and technology meeting was held from July 9 to 11, 2025, at the NOVA SBE Campus in Carcavelos. It was a platform for promoting and discussing the scientific, social, cultural, and economic impact of research in Portugal, exploring and sharing common aspects of science, innovation, and society, to inspire new ideas and foster transformative collaborations.

In an increasingly complex world, where global challenges demanded transformative solutions, the theme “Science, Innovation and Society” invited a comprehensive reflection on the structuring role of science in the development of societies.

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First published book by Machado & Silva

webmaster — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 16:33:01 +0000

Ethical Assemblages of Artificial Intelligence: Controversies, Uncertainties, and Networks

This book critically examines the ethical challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI), focusing on facial recognition and AI-assisted reproductive technologies. It explores how these issues intertwine with social and political processes and power dynamics in digital societies. What defines ethical versus unethical in the realm of AI? Why do some ethical debates dominate, while others are overlooked? Which actors and institutions align or diverge in these discussions? To address these questions, the authors introduce the concept of “ethical assemblages,” offering fresh perspectives on the complexities of AI ethics and their impact on socio-technoscientific structures.

By Helena Machado & Susana Silva

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First publication – by Helena Machado

webmaster — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:37:52 +0000

“Techno-authoritarian imaginaries in Latin America: the contestation of facial recognition technologies”. Sociologia, Problemas e Práticas 107 (2025): 9-27.

Abstract: In the context of the global expansion of facial recognition technologies, civil society organisations have taken action to challenge their use, citing risks of mass surveillance, threats to privacy and civil liberties, and inequalities and discrimination. This article expands knowledge about the contestation of facial recognition technologies beyond the cases of the US and Europe, analysing the contestation of civil society organisations in Latin America. It concludes that “techno-authoritarian imaginaries” are projected, revealing tensions and structural conflicts strongly marked by the political and social context, involving science and technological development, governments, companies, citizens and activism.

Read the article in Portuguese, here:

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