In this talk, we want to present initiatives from feminist spaces in Argentina that are bringing together a critique of Big Tech, while proposing forms of interacting with technologies that are for the benefit of the community. We want to contribute to the debate on ethical concerns regarding IA usage from a Global South and feminist perspective. Furthermore, we aim to contribute to post-capitalistic future imaginaries, where technologies are produced by and for the communities.
Feminist movements have historically positioned Argentina at the forefront of rights expansion in Latin America, not only through institutional victories but through the ability to turn private suffering into collective political struggle. From labor rights and political participation to the green tide, feminist mobilization secured the right to abortion and pushed long-silenced issues (such as menstruation, care, and the everyday violence of household indebtedness) onto the public agenda. Today, this legacy unfolds in a context of deep economic crisis, growing social fragmentation, and a neo-fascist drift that openly attacks feminist, queer, and collective forms of organization.
It is on these grounds that technology emerges as a central political terrain. In a country marked by austerity, time scarcity, and platformized survival, digital infrastructures (and AI in particular) are increasingly woven into everyday life. This raises a pressing question that structures our intervention: where is the lin