La Inteligencia Artificial no es ni artificial ni inteligente, es un reflejo del poder

Erika Monserrat  Correa Hernández; Claudia Cervantes Durán

doi:10.35830/mcya.vi28.794

Authors

Erika Monserrat Correa Hernández Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores , Unidad Morelia, UNAM. Morelia, Michoacán, México https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6070-1764
Claudia Cervantes Durán Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Unidad Morelia, UNAM. Morelia, Michoacán, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6124-9139

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35830/mcya.vi28.794

Keywords:

artificial intelligence, technological power, algorithmic bias

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is often imagined as a technology capable of thinking and making autonomous decisions, almost like a digital mind. However, this view hides its true material nature. AI is not an abstract entity; it is a system built from human data, natural resources, technological infrastructure, and political decisions. This article deconstructs common myths about AI, explaining in simple terms how machine learning mimics statistical patterns instead of reasoning. Furthermore, it analyzes its impact on biology and medicine, where disease prediction can be affected by the lack of diversity in genetic data. Finally, it argues that AI functions as a mirror that reflects our own social structures and inequalities.

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