algorithmic culture

Political Power and Algorithmic Sovereignty

Luciano Petullà · July 4, 2026

Trump and the Grotesque Climate of The Inevitable Power I believe there is no doubt that one of the most debated topics in the media over the last two years, namely since the date of his election, concerns the figure and political actions of the new President of the United States, Donald Trump. Equally indisputable is the incredible variety of analyses that so many political commentators continue to produce regarding this, striving to rationally explain statements and political moves that appear, for most, disorienting, volatile, and capricious in relation to declared …

Digital lives and technocracy

Luciano Petullà · May 20, 2026

On the Case of Palantir and the AI That Oppresses and Kills In the historical period we inhabit, a certain disillusionment is rising among many people who saw information and communication technologies – and the internet in particular – as a great opportunity for general emancipation. "Something went wrong," we often hear repeated (Luna 2025). To be honest, we cannot deny the great enthusiasm and hopes that have supported and still support, in a certain way, the digital transition in almost every sector of human activities. However, as media scholars and researchers …

Algorithmic culture and the crossroads of human coexistence

Luciano Petullà · March 15, 2026

The realization of the human according to Humberto Maturana’s theories Introduction At the beginning of a recent essay, philosopher Rosy Braidotti notes that we, people of the 21st century, are now placed in a decidedly post-human context, as demonstrated by the fact that, when interacting through our ubiquitous digital media, we are frequently asked to prove that we are not robots (2019). In the algorithmic culture with which we are now imbued, not only does the way we create and share meaning imply both human and algorithmic agency, but the very capacity for …

A Little Socio-Technical Dictionary of AI and the Chaotic Reality of Algorithmic Culture

Luciano Petullà · June 29, 2025

In this article we will discuss some key elements and concepts of Artificial Intelligence (AI). We will try to outline a brief history in order to highlight how its plot is woven from technical, social and cultural aspects that justify the claims – by the human communities in which these technologies are built and applied – to criticize and generally control its developments. This claim, moreover, is useful to counterbalance both the narratives aimed at exaggerating the expectations that are generated around AI, and the accusations according to which these criticisms …

For the social sustainability of an algorithmic culture

Luciano Petullà · June 1, 2024

Ted Striphas' book Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet has been translated in Italian language and is forthcoming from the publisher Mimesis in the “philosophy of digital” series. This is the English translation of my Italian preface. La cultura algoritmica prima di Internet is about the development and emergence of a human and social life’s new condition due to the growing intertwining between computing and culture. The argument is an enormously and relevant issue thinking about how systematically such an encounter marks us as “onlife” beings (Floridi, …