This chapter examines the sociotechnical imaginaries of Brazilian tech workers, a group often overlooked in digital labor research despite their role in designing the digital systems that shape everyday life. Grounded in the idea of sociotechnical imaginaries as collectively constructed visions that guide technology development and governance, the chapter argues that looking from the Global South helps challenge data universalism and foregrounds locally situated values, constraints, and futures. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 26 Brazilian professionals conducted between July and December 2023, it maps how workers make sense of responsibility, bias, and power in AI and platform development. The findings highlight recurring tensions between academic and industry discourse on algorithmic bias, the limits of corporate accountability regarding user harm and surveillance, and the contested meanings of digital sovereignty, including grassroots initiatives that seek alternative technological futures aligned with marginalized communities needs.

翻译：本章探讨了巴西科技工作者的社会技术想象——尽管他们在设计塑造日常生活的数字系统中扮演关键角色，这一群体在数字劳动研究中却常被忽视。基于社会技术想象作为指导技术发展与治理的集体建构愿景这一理念，本章认为从全球南方视角出发有助于挑战数据普遍主义，并凸显本土情境中的价值观、约束条件与未来构想。通过对2023年7月至12月期间26位巴西专业人士的半结构化访谈，研究揭示了从业者如何理解人工智能与平台开发中的责任、偏见与权力问题。研究发现凸显了学术界与产业界在算法偏见论述上的持续张力，企业在用户伤害与监控问题上的问责限度，以及数字主权概念的争议性内涵——包括那些寻求与边缘化社区需求相契合的替代性技术未来的基层倡议。