1st Edition

Power and Resistance in Global Artificial Intelligence Governance Algorithmic Colonialism

By Zhiyi Liu Copyright 2027
224 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book critically examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping global power dynamics. Through 'algorithmic colonialism'—the extraction of data, labour, and natural resources from the Global South to fuel Western technological dominance, it reveals how AI systems exacerbate the inequalities between wealthy nations and the developing world.   Drawing on case studies from Kenya and the... Read more

Part I: Epistemic Foundations and the Architecture of Power  1: Algorithmic Governmentality and the Dual Nature of AI Governance  2: The New Leviathans: Private Sector Power and Regime Complexes  Part II: Contested Terrains: Sovereignty, Democracy, and Sustainability  3: Techno-Nationalism, Sovereign AI, and Infrastructure Dependencies  4: The Anatomy of the Megamachine: Thermodynamic Violence and Planetary Exhaustion  5: The Jurisprudential Crisis of Automated Governance  Part III: Counter-Hegemonic Models and the Global South  6: Algorithmic Colonialism: Data Extraction and Epistemic Violence  7: Rising Powers and Institutional Entrepreneurship: The BRICS and Beyond  8: Public AI and Endogenous Innovation Pathways  Part IV: Reconfiguring Global Governance for a Sustainable Future  9: Institutional Design for Pluralistic and Sustainable AI Governance  10: Toward a Post-Westphalian AI Order: Planetary Solidarity

Biography

Zhiyi Liu is a leading Chinese AI scientist specializing in multimodal large models, agent systems, and reinforcement learning. He is Chief Scientist at Beihang University, Forbes China “Top 10 AI Influencer” (2024) and “Industry Pioneer” (2025).