MICHAELCARNNAHAN

Dr. Michael Carnnahan
Algorithmic Anthropology Pioneer | Digital Colonialism Auditor | Cognitive Sovereignty Architect

Professional Mission

As a cultural impact forensic analyst and algorithmic governance anthropologist, I decode the hidden cultural taxonomies embedded in AI systems—where every training data bias, each engagement algorithm, and all interface design choices become vectors of silent cultural assimilation. My work excavates the archaeology of machine-induced social change, developing frameworks to measure and mitigate the neo-colonial footprints of globalized algorithms.

Methodological Innovations (March 31, 2025 | Monday | 16:26 | Year of the Wood Snake | 3rd Day, 3rd Lunar Month)

1. Cultural Impact Forensics

Developed "AlgoTrace" assessment protocol featuring:

• Linguistic imperialism scoring in LLM training corpora (quantifying 47 cultural dimensions)

• Behavioral colonialism mapping through attention economy architectures

• Indigenous knowledge erosion metrics in automated content moderation

2. Cognitive Sovereignty Toolkit

Created "DecolonialAI" framework enabling:

• Culturally-grounded algorithm auditing by local communities

• Alternative recommendation systems preserving epistemic diversity

• Resistance interfaces against algorithmic assimilation

3. Digital Hegemony Early Warning

Pioneered "HegemonWatch" system that:

• Detects emergent platform monocultures through meme ecosystem analysis

• Predicts cultural flattening risks from app store ranking algorithms

• Identifies covert standardization in "global" UI/UX paradigms

4. Algorithmic Reparations Lab

Built "Recode Justice" platform providing:

• Cultural impact bonds for harmful AI deployments

• Community-controlled model fine-tuning sandboxes

• Ancestral knowledge embedding techniques for LLMs

Key Interventions

• Exposed 19 subtle Western-centrisms in "universal" education algorithms

• Co-developed the first Māori-centric social media ranking system

• Authored The Atlas of Algorithmic Colonization (Stanford Digital Culture Press)

Philosophy: The most dangerous cultural erasures happen not through conquest but through convenience—when "optimized" behaviors become defaults.

Field Evidence

• For UNESCO: "Quantified Portuguese language dominance in African content feeds"

• For Amazonian Tribes: "Documented hunting knowledge distortion in wildlife AI guides"

• Provocation: "If your ethical AI checklist doesn't measure cultural entropy, you're just rebranding digital colonialism"

On this third day of the third lunar month—when tradition honors cultural memory—we confront the silent geopolitics of machine cognition.