Horacio Correa Lucero
Quilmes, Buenos Aires
I am a researcher and university professor specializing in philosophy of technology and social studies of technology, with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and digital infrastructures. My work critically examines how these technologies shape power structures, governance models, and knowledge production, particularly in Latin America and the Global South.
I hold a PhD in Social Sciences and Humanities from the National University of Quilmes and a Master’s in Social Studies of Science and Technology from the University of Salamanca. I teach philosophy, ethics, and critical thinking at the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE) and informatics at the Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche (UNAJ). I am also an external researcher at the Instituto de Estudios Avanzados (IEAD) of USFQ. Throughout my career, I have been a doctoral and postdoctoral fellow at CONICET in Argentina and a research fellow at Fundación Carolina in Spain.
My research explores decolonial AI, blockchain governance, and digital sovereignty, analyzing how technologies reinforce or challenge coloniality, economic models, and epistemic hierarchies. I integrate actor-network theory (ANT), posthumanism, and Marxist critiques of technology to understand how digital infrastructures mediate power, agency, and social resistance. At IEAD, I have worked on decolonial AI and the socio-technical dimensions of knowledge production, as well as led workshops with Indigenous communities and solidarity economy organizations in Ecuador.
Currently, I am developing a theoretical framework on socio-biotechnical networks, examining how technological infrastructures interact with capitalism, governance, and social struggles. I am also working toward establishing a Latin American AI and digital technologies lab with a decolonial and community-driven approach, fostering critical AI methodologies, blockchain alternatives, and participatory technology development.
Beyond academia, I am passionate about writing, literature, and political thought, interests that have shaped my academic and intellectual journey. Basketball has also been a part of my life, balancing the intensity of research with moments of play. More than just a profession, my work is about understanding how technology structures our world and imagining alternative technological futures.