AI and Settler-colonial Cis-hetero Hegemony: AI Responses to the Purpose of ‘life’ at the Indigenous-queer Intersection

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Somatechnics
Published
1 Dec 2025
Authors
Rebecca Bennett, Shakara Liddelow-Hunt, Brianne Hastie, E. Readman

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This paper reveals the discursive mechanisms through which generative AI reinforces societal hegemony and denies scope for Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDS). We interrogate the implicit positionality of text-based generative AI Large Language Models (LLMs) through responses to a single ontological question: What is life's purpose? The first answer to this question was then modified by three respective prompts: ‘Indigenise response’; ‘queer response’; ‘Indigenise and queer response’. The baseline (normative) response focused on global impact, personal joy, continuous growth, inspiring others, and creating a legacy; an ‘Indigenous’ modifier focused on nature, connection, community, ancestors…

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