The Platform Question: Power, Accountability and Global South The Platform Question: Power, Accountability and Global South CHAPTER 13 In the age of AI By Osama manzar Chakra View Inspired by the concept of “chakras,” ChakraView reflects on the evolution of data in the digital age, where the data extracted from individuals is used to control, categorize, and reshape human lives. Through immersive artwork and installations, the exhibition exposes how algorithms manipulate this data, often amplifying harmful traits in AI such as prejudice, exclusion, inequality, profiling, & fabrication. Through the lens of the continuous cycle of data extraction and algorithmic manipulation, ChakraView challenges us to critically examine a future where the very data used to control human behavior also reinforces societal inequities. The exhibition explores how data mining, algorithmic manipulation, and “data fiction” shape 156 In the Age of AI In the Age of AI Chakra View advocates for a future in which AI is guided by human values, transparency, and ethical accountability, ensuring that technology serves humanity rather than perpetuates harm through the very data extracted from it. 157