This project aims to critically investigate the evolving role of AI agents within the broader AI platform ecosystems. This process of the “platformisation of AI” responds to the growing convergence of platform studies and the political economy of AI, especially in light of the recent surge in Generative AI and the industrialisation of foundation models. While existing research has predominantly focused on the infrastructural dominance and economic logic of US-based Big Tech firms, this project highlights the need to account for geopolitical variability, particularly the rising influence of Chinese technology giants.

My research explores the relationship between digital competencies and offline inequalities for refugee resettlement in the Netherlands, by focusing on the digital practices of refugee women. While many speak to the potential of digital platforms to foster inclusion for refugees, more critical scholarship points to the limitations, and caution that so called ‘ICT solutions’ may create new or exacerbate existing inequalities.