{"id":19320,"date":"2024-05-16T11:58:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T11:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teise.org\/?p=19320"},"modified":"2024-05-16T11:59:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T11:59:12","slug":"20240516-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/20240516-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Procedural Fetishism - Traps That Distract from Important Decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This year\u2019s Lithuanian Criminologists\u2019 Association conference focused on the changes brought by new technological solutions in crime control, punishment, and the work of law enforcement agencies. The event, held on April 19 at the Vilnius University Library\u2019s Scientific Communication and Information Centre, was abundant not only in participants but also in speakers from the field of technology, who are less commonly seen at such conferences.<\/p>

Among the invited guests at the plenary session was Monika \u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117, a researcher at the Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences. Her presentation, \u201cInstitutional Power, Technology, and Procedural Fetishism,\u201d intrigued attendees even before it was delivered.<\/p>

\u201cProcedural fetishism,\u201d according to the researcher, \u201cis a phenomenon where attention is focused on procedural elements. Procedures are certainly necessary,\u201d continued M. \u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117, \u201cbut sometimes they distract us from more important issues.\u201d<\/p>

As an example, the speaker highlighted the problem of facial recognition technologies (hereinafter - FRT), which are widely used in airports, hospitals and so on. In one Chinese city of more than three million inhabitants, institutions can locate a person within seven minutes. This was proven possible even if people are wearing masks, as the recent pandemic has proven. On the other hand, intensive use of FRT in protests may violate people\u2019s equal rights before the law. There are municipalities in the US that prohibit the use of facial recognition technologies in city centres or similar areas, but in reality, according to the researcher, this field is poorly regulated. \u201cThen the question arises, do we want free city streets and squares, or do we want more security?\u201d M. \u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117 asked the attendees.<\/p>

According to the researcher, large corporations are using various means to distract the society\u2019s attention from the process of concentrating power in their hands by offering us to work on micro-elements. As a result, societies are not talking about fundamental aspects, such as, do we really want facial recognition technology to be used in city squares? Therefore, it is very important not to lose sight of the main question among the many small elements that prevent from seeing the big picture. If this is not prevented, mass surveillance could become a common phenomenon. Therefore, society and activists must constantly bring these important issues back to decision-makers.<\/p>

Answering the question \u201cWhat should be done?\u201d, the researcher first pointed to the incredibly increased powers of private businesses. \u201cThey can already influence national elections, which would have significant consequences for various regions,\u201d said M. \u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117. Therefore, she suggested that the technical infrastructure should be decolonized, thereby reducing their concentrated powers. In order to democratise them, councils could be introduced to help oversee the provision of their services, which could already be equated to public services.<\/p>

In conclusion, the researcher emphasised that procedural fetishism is very dangerous because when it prevails, problems are discussed neutrally. The focus is on finding small agreements, but very important questions are not being addressed.<\/p>

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Dr Monika \u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117 is currently leading the project funded by the Lithuanian Research Council \u201cAI in Courts: Challenges and Opportunities<\/a><\/a>\u201d (TeismAI).<\/p>

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\u0160i\u0173 met\u0173 Lietuvos kriminolog\u0173 asociacijos konferencijos prane\u0161\u0117j\u0173 temos orientavosi \u012f nauj\u0173 technologini\u0173 sprendim\u0173 atne\u0161amus poky\u010dius nusikaltim\u0173 kontrol\u0117s, baudimo srityse bei teis\u0117saugos institucij\u0173 darbe. Baland\u017eio 19\u00a0d. Vilniaus universiteto bibliotekos Mokslin\u0117s komunikacijos ir informacijos centre vyk\u0119s renginys buvo gausus ne tik dalyvi\u0173, bet ir re\u010diau jame sutinkam\u0173 prane\u0161\u0117j\u0173 i\u0161 informacini\u0173 technologij\u0173 lauko. Tarp plenarin\u0117s sekcijos kviestini\u0173 sve\u010di\u0173\u00a0\u2013 ir Lietuvos socialini\u0173 moksl\u0173 centro Teis\u0117s instituto mokslinink\u0117 Monika \u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117. Tyr\u0117jos prane\u0161imas \u201eInstitucin\u0117 galia, technologijos ir proced\u016brinis feti\u0161izmas\u201c dar prie\u0161 j\u012f i\u0161girstant jau \u017eadino susidom\u0117jim\u0105 tarp susirinkusi\u0173j\u0173. \u201eProced\u016brinis feti\u0161izmas,\u00a0\u2013 pasak mokslinink\u0117s,\u00a0\u2013 fenomenas, kai d\u0117mesys sutelkiamas \u012f proced\u016brinius elementus. Neabejotinai proced\u016br\u0173 reikia,\u00a0\u2013 t\u0119s\u0117 M.\u00a0\u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117,\u00a0\u2013 bet jos kartais atitraukia m\u016bs\u0173 d\u0117mes\u012f nuo svarbesni\u0173 problem\u0173.\u201c Kaip pavyzd\u012f prane\u0161\u0117ja pristat\u0117 labai pla\u010diai (oro uostuose, ligonin\u0117se ir t.\u00a0t.) naudojam\u0173 veido atpa\u017einimo technologij\u0173 (toliau\u00a0\u2013 VAT) problem\u0105. Viename i\u0161 Kinijos miest\u0173, kuriame gyvena daugiau nei trys milijonai gyventoj\u0173, \u017emog\u0173 institucijos gali surasti per septynias minutes. T\u0105 \u012fmanoma padaryti net jei \u017emon\u0117s d\u0117vi kaukes, tuo \u012fsitikinta neseniai buvusios pandemijos metu. I\u0161 kitos pus\u0117s, intensyvus VAT naudojimas protestuose gali pa\u017eeisti lygias \u017emoni\u0173 teises prie\u0161 \u012fstatym\u0105. Yra savivaldybi\u0173 JAV, kurios draud\u017eia veido atpa\u017einimo technologij\u0173 naudojim\u0105 miesto centre ar pan., bet i\u0161 ties\u0173, pasak mokslinink\u0117s, \u0161i sritis nelabai reglamentuojama. \u201eTada kyla klausimas, ar norim laisv\u0173 miesto gatvi\u0173 ir skver\u0173, ar norim daugiau saugumo?\u201c\u00a0\u2013 \u012f susirinkusiuosius kreip\u0117si M.\u00a0\u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117. Pasak mokslinink\u0117s, did\u017eiosios korporacijos \u012fvairiomis priemon\u0117mis atitraukia visuomen\u0117s d\u0117mes\u012f nuo galios savo rankose koncentravimo proceso, si\u016blydamos mums plu\u0161ti ties nedideliais mikroelementais. D\u0117l to visuomen\u0117s nekalba apie esminius aspektus, pavyzd\u017eiui, ar tikrai norim, jog miest\u0173 aik\u0161t\u0117se b\u016bt\u0173 naudojamos veido atpa\u017einimo technologijos? Tad labai svarbu nepamesti pagrindinio klausimo tarp daug ma\u017e\u0173 element\u0173, neleid\u017eian\u010di\u0173 matyti bendro vaizdo. Neu\u017ekirtus tam kelio, masinis sekimas gali tapti \u012fprastu rei\u0161kiniu. Tod\u0117l visuomen\u0117, aktyvistai turi nuolat gr\u0105\u017einti tuos svarbius klausimus sprendim\u0173 pri\u0117m\u0117jams. Atsakydama \u012f klausim\u0105 \u201eK\u0105 reik\u0117t\u0173 daryti?\u201c, mokslinink\u0117 vis\u0173 pirma atkreip\u0117 d\u0117mes\u012f \u012f ne\u012ftik\u0117tinai i\u0161augusias privataus verslo galias. \u201eJie jau gali paveikti \u0161ali\u0173 rinkimus, o tai tur\u0117t\u0173 dideles pasekmes \u012fvairiems regionams\u201c,\u00a0\u2013 d\u0117st\u0117 M.\u00a0\u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117. Tad, pasak jos, reik\u0117t\u0173 dekolonizuoti technin\u0119 infrastrukt\u016br\u0105, taip suma\u017einant j\u0173 sutelktas galias. Tam, kad pavykt\u0173 jas demokratizuoti, gali b\u016bti \u012fvedamos tarybos, pad\u0117sian\u010dios pri\u017ei\u016br\u0117ti j\u0173 teikiam\u0173 paslaug\u0173, kurias jau b\u016bt\u0173 galima prilyginti vie\u0161osioms paslaugoms, teikim\u0105. Pabaigoje mokslinink\u0117 pabr\u0117\u017e\u0117, kad proced\u016brinis feti\u0161izmas labai pavojingas, nes jam \u012fsivyravus apie problemas kalbama neutraliai. Susikoncentruojama ties nedideli\u0173 susitarim\u0173 paie\u0161komis, bet negvildenami labai svarb\u016bs klausimai. \u00a0 \u0160iuo metu dr.\u00a0Monika \u017dalnieri\u016bt\u0117 vadovauja Lietuvos mokslo tarybos finansuojamam projektui \u201eDirbtinis intelektas teismuose: i\u0161\u0161\u016bkiai ir galimyb\u0117s\u201c (TeismAI). \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19321,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,267],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-naujienos","category-267"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19320"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19325,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19320\/revisions\/19325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}