I think I just want to kind of emphasize what you're saying there by comparing that to what we hear from the people who are developing these technologies, right? Like if we think about the Sam Altman's of the world, for example. They are telling us that these AI tools are going to have so many incredible benefits for the world. But then on the other side of things, these technologies can be used in really harmful and worrying ways when they're integrated into systems already enabling forms of exclusion and harm.
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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