
Entre Setembro e Novembro de 2026, tive a oportunidade de participar do projeto de cooperação internacional Transmedia educommunication for sustainability in the context of climate crisis: Applications in public schools, financiado pelo CNPq (processo 402772/2024-5) com uma bolsa de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico e Inovação Ext Junior – (DEJ). O projeto envolveu o intercâmbio entre pesquisadores do Brasil (UFMG, UFOP e UFMT) e da Suécia (Jönköping University). Passei esse período na Jönköping University, envolvido com pesquisas e discussões de temas como desinformação, literacia midiática e crise climática. Na foto ao lado, temos os integrantes da equipe Aline Margotti, Diego de Deus, Renira Gambaratto, Daniel Melo Ribeiro, Tiago Salgado e Geane Alzamora.
No dia 29 de setembro de 2026, apresentei meu projeto de pesquisa Technical Images and Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Disinformation no seminário acadêmico organizado pela School of Education and Communication.
Technical Images and Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Disinformation
Daniel Melo Ribeiro (UFMT)
Abstract: This research addresses the use of technical images created by artificial intelligence. Given the rapid advancement of AI technologies in generating increasingly realistic content, machine learning-based synthetic images stand at the forefront of disinformation. Faced with the need to understand the formal properties of these images—as well as to identify the issues arising from their applications and modes of circulation—we pose the following question: what ethical dilemmas are involved in the use of AI-generated images, considering their aesthetic characteristics? We hypothesize that, on one hand, AI-generated images amplify aesthetic traits already present in earlier formats by heightening the effect of reality simulation and facilitating creative montage processes. On the other hand, the way these images are generated introduces new creative perspectives, which requires a critical examination of their ethical implications. Thus, the objective of this research is to critically examine their uses and effects within the context of disinformation. Our reflections are grounded in the semiotic and pragmatic concepts of Charles Peirce, as well as in the work of authors such as Walter Benjamin and Vilém Flusser.

No dia 1 de Outubro de 2026, apresentei a pesquisa Disinformation as an ethical deviation the use of Generative AI in posts about COP30 no simpósio Pedagogies of Polycrisis: Education, Communication, and the Technopolitics of Knowledge, também realizado na Jönköping University. Nessa pesquisa, realizamos um estudo sobre o uso de IA Generativa em postagens sobre a COP30, ocorrida no Brasil em 2025.
Gostaria de agradecer ao CNPq pelo apoio financeiro destinado à esse estágio de pesquisa. Também gostaria de agradecer às professores Geane Alzamora (UFMG) e Renira Gambaratto (JU) pela oportunidade e pela acolhida na Suécia.










