Sally Kohn: One of the benefits of these systems of AI is that it doesn't feel ethical doubt, right? She asks whether we should be concerned about how this can lead us toward or further empower a kind of far-right politics. Kohn: I think there are many people at the moment who are mouthing and advocating for things that they think are unambiguously fascistic but need to be dealt with.
Paris Marx is joined by Dan McQuillan to discuss how AI systems encourage ranking populations and austerity policies, and why understanding their politics is essential to opposing them.
Dan McQuillan is a Lecturer in Creative and Social Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London. He’s also the author of Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence. You can follow Dan on Twitter at @danmcquillan.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
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