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Roles & Affiliations: Paola Ricaurte Quijano is an Associate Professor at the Department of Media and Digital Culture at Tecnológico de Monterrey and a Faculty Associate at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. She co-founded Tierra Común, a network addressing data colonialism, and participates in global AI ethics initiatives like GPAI and UNESCO’s AI Ethics Expert Group.
Education: PhD in Language Sciences (National School of Anthropology and History, Mexico), MA and BA in International Journalism (Peoples' Friendship University of Russia).
Research Interests: Focuses on decolonial feminist critiques of AI, technopolitics, digital rights, and inclusive algorithmic systems. Her work bridges critical theory with grassroots activism, emphasizing marginalized voices in global tech governance. Recent projects include feminist frameworks for AI ethics and analyzing bot-driven misinformation in Mexican elections.
Key Activities: Led citizen innovation labs (Openlabs), developed tools like Atrapabot to detect political bots, and coordinates Latin America’s Feminist AI Research Network hub. Served on Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute advisory council and collaborated with organizations like Enjambre Digital and Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
Labs & Initiatives: Founded Citizen Laboratories to promote communal tech infrastructures aligned with common goods principles. Co-developed Wiki Learning, a program integrating Wikipedia into pedagogy for collective knowledge-building.
