This report is part of Data Narratives, a Civic Media Observatory project that aims to identify and understand the discourse on data used for governance, control, and policy in El Salvador, Brazil, Turkey, Sudan, and India. Read more about the project here and see our public dataset.
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Turkey
In Turkey, hype is a dominant factor when discussing AI, yet AI is often misunderstood and treated as a magical solution. Many public and private sector entities turn to AI to project a tech-savvy, progressive, and objective image, using it as a defense against accusations of bias or backwardness. However, the optimism contrasts sharply with the frustrating or abusive experiences many Turkish people have with AI in their daily lives.
In this clash of perceptions, our researcher mapped two narratives. The first narrative, Artificial intelligence is unbiased and, by itself, can solve many of the Turkish people’s problems, advanced by the ruling party, the opposition, and even the country’s football federation, portrays AI as always unbiased, objective, and superior to human-made systems, regardless of why/how/where it is used. The second narrative, Artificial Intelligence causes more problems than it solves, is asserted implicitly and showcases the threats of using AI, including exacerbating existing societal issues and creating new ones.
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