This domain studies artificial intelligence not only as a technology but as an infrastructure that redistributes epistemic authority. Research here follows the chain from compute, data and models to the institutions, markets and publics that come to depend on them, with particular attention to the Global South, Muslim societies and Southeast Asia, where AI arrives faster than the governance capacity to absorb it.

Work in this domain builds on the KBA13 Compute-Power Doctrine and the Layered-Dependency Model, and connects directly to the AI Laboratory, where prototypes are tested under human review. Outputs combine conceptual frameworks, policy analysis and practical guidance for universities, governments and civil society organisations navigating algorithmic transition.