The Missing Code: Indigenous Perspectives in AI – First Nations Technology Council

July 21, 2025

In this time of rapid technological advancement, artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping how we work, govern, heal, learn, and relate to the world around us. But as machines become smarter and decisions are increasingly made through digital systems, a critical question arises: Who is programming the future?

If Indigenous voices are not woven into the design and development of AI, we risk perpetuating digital colonialism—where tools created without our perspectives, values, or languages can replicate harm and deepen systemic inequities. Without Indigenous input, AI risks becoming another mechanism through which settler systems impose values, extract data, and shape futures without our consent.

Our team is working with First Nations in BC to ensure this isn’t the case.

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