Soul Miles

Soul Miles is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), University College London, and holds the IAS/SCCI Quirk Creative Fellowship from 8 April to 31 July 2025. Their work bridges artistic practice and critical inquiry to examine the recursive relationship between technology and politics.

• Focuses on 'compulsory politics of technology' and speculative design
• Author of And Salt the Earth Behind: Designerly Violence and the Eugenic Archive (2025)
• Co-author of AI Pedagogies (2023)
• Investigates AI's geopolitical implications and 'black box logic'

Recent research explores speculative futures shaped by AI-driven geopolitics, including themes of 'ubiquitous intelligence' and 'creative practice as research.'
Keywords: Technology & Politics, AI Ethics, Speculative Design, Critical Theory, Geopolitics.

Scientific recognition includes the IAS/SCCI Quirk Creative Fellowship.

• Focuses on 'darkness' as methodological entry point for studying opaque AI systems
• Examines how creative residues generate theoretical insights post-hoc