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Artificial Intelligence and Synthetic Authority: An Impersonal Grammar of Power

Authors: Startari, Agustin V.;

Artificial Intelligence and Synthetic Authority: An Impersonal Grammar of Power

Abstract

AbstractThis article explores how artificial intelligence systems generate impersonal forms of authority through executable grammatical structures. It frames "synthetic authority" as a discourse mechanism derived not from meaning, but from form—thus creating legitimacy without subjectivity. The analysis deconstructs algorithmic language models as tools of depersonalized control, situating their discursive function within broader structures of linguistic domination.Canonical DOI: This version is mirrored from Zenodo for citation redundancy. Original publication: [DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15626306]Français (pour HAL ou autre usage):Cet article explore comment les systèmes d’intelligence artificielle génèrent des formes impersonnelles d’autorité à travers des structures grammaticales exécutables. Il définit « l’autorité synthétique » comme un mécanisme discursif fondé non sur le sens, mais sur la forme—créant ainsi une légitimité sans subjectivité. L’analyse déconstruit les modèles de langage algorithmique comme instruments de contrôle dépersonnalisé, en les situant dans une structure plus large de domination linguistique.

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Action theory, Discourse Power, human agency, Artificial intelligence, Areal linguistics, Artificial Intelligence/legislation & jurisprudence, Applied linguistics--Data processing, legitimacy, Artificial Intelligence/standards, Syntactic Structures, Cohesion (Linguistics), critical theory, Critical Theory, Linguistics/trends, Language, Autorité algorithmique, Linguistics/standards, Computational Language, critical, Artificial Intelligence/ethics, Artificial Intelligence/supply & distribution, Philosophy of language, Linguistics/methods, Linguistics/classification, Linguistics/education, Discourse Studies, Classifiers (Linguistics), Computational Linguistics, discursive structures, Algorithm Studies, Artificial Intelligence/classification, Synthetic Grammar, Impersonal, Algorithmic Authority, Justification (Ethics), Legislative power--History, Applied ethics, Legal research--Automation, Posthuman Epistemology, Pouvoir discursif, Classification--Books--Linguistics, Épistémologie, Illegitimacy, Causative (Linguistics), Artificial Intelligence/economics, Illegitimacy/trends, Structures syntaxiques, Linguistics/ethics, Combination (Linguistics), Epistemology, Discourse, Machine theory, Artificial Intelligence/history, algorithmic discourse, Légitimité statistique, Illegitimacy/ethics, linguistic authority, Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, Machine learning--Experiments, algorithmic language, Comparative linguistics, Artificial Intelligence/trends, Statistical Legitimacy, Linguistic Governance, language, Épistémologie post-humaine, Linguistics/economics, Linguistics, Machine learning--Technique, Grammar of Power, Intelligence artificielle, Automated Neutrality, Business ethics--Social aspects, Artificial Intelligence/legislation & jurisprudence, Artificial Intelligence/supply & distribution, Grammaire synthétique, Langage computationnel, Ensemble learning (Machine learning), Synthetic Authority, Applied linguistics--Statistical methods, Componential analysis (Linguistics), Power, Machine learning--Evaluation, Machine design, FOS: Languages and literature, discourse, Linguistics/instrumentation, Neutralité automatisée

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