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Discrimination in AI systems: Disability from an intersectional approach

An analysis of algorithmic discrimination through disability and intersectionality, proposing more inclusive artificial intelligence grounded in human rights.

Cover of “Discrimination in AI systems: Disability from an intersectional approach” by Italo Giancarlo Alvarez Lozano and Diana María de los Angeles Vicente Munarriz, published in UNIVERSITAS.
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This research examines how artificial intelligence systems can reproduce and deepen pre-existing social inequalities, with particular attention to their effects on persons with disabilities.

It approaches algorithmic discrimination through an intersectional lens and considers how factors such as gender, race, class, age and place of origin can intensify barriers. It also argues for feminist, decolonial and human-rights frameworks and for the meaningful participation of affected communities throughout the design and evaluation of AI systems.

The article was published in UNIVERSITAS. Revista de Filosofía, Derecho y Política, issue 48 (2026), pp. 98–120.

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Alvarez Lozano, I. G., & Vicente Munarriz, D. M. de los A. (2025). Discrimination in AI systems: Disability from an intersectional approach. UNIVERSITAS. Revista de Filosofía, Derecho y Política, (48), 98–120. https://doi.org/10.20318/universitas.2026.10086

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