Inteligência artificial, desejo e apagamento: Uma perspectiva psicanalítica

Paulo Victor dos Reis Silveira; João Luiz Leitão Paravidini; Anamaria Silva Neves

doi:10.5565/rev/qpsicologia.2232

Artificial Intelligence, Desire, and Erasure: A Psychoanalytic Perspective

Authors

Paulo Victor dos Reis Silveira Universidade Federal de Uberlândia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4617-2620
João Luiz Leitão Paravidini Universidade Federal de Uberlândia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2685-3808
Anamaria Silva Neves Universidade Federal de Uberlândia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7722-8690

Abstract

In this article, it is discussed the ethical issues in the development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), focusing on the relationship between subject and machine. Using a psychoanalytic perspective, the analysis addresses the erasure of the subject in the context of AI, considering unconscious desire and Lacan’s discourses. It highlights how AI perpetuates social and economic inequalities, exacerbating the exploitation of workers in lithium mining and data labeling. AI captures the user’s desire, promising to satisfy their needs, but always maintaining an inherent lack, according to Lacanian theory. Additionally, the article explores ethics in AI algorithms, including privacy, bias, and responsibility issues. It suggests that AI promotes the erasure of the subject, both in development and as a desiring consumer. The article argues that the construction of ethical AIs must consider the subjective and social implications of users, proposing psychoanalysis as a crucial tool.

Keywords

Artificial intelligence, Psychoanalysis, Ethics, Unconscious desire

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Author Biographies

Paulo Victor dos Reis Silveira, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Mestre e Doutorando pelo Instituto de Psicologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia/MG, Brasil.

João Luiz Leitão Paravidini, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Doutor em Ciências da Saúde (Saúde Mental) pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp). Docente do Instituto de Psicologia - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia/MG, Brasil.

Anamaria Silva Neves, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Doutora em Psicologia (USP). Professora Titular no Instituto de Psicologia, Curso de Graduação e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Uberlândia/MG, Brasil.