Inhuman Power
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Capitalism
$37.76
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
20 June 2019
Summary
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has seen major advances in recent years. While machines were always central to the Marxist analysis of capitalism, AI is a new kind of machine that Marx could not have anticipated. Contemporary machine-learning AI allows machines to increasingly approach human capacities for perception and reasoning in narrow domains.
This book explores the relationship between Marxist theory and AI through the lenses of different theoretical concepts, including surplus-…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780745338606 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0745338607 |
| Author: | James Steinhoff, Nick Dyer-Witheford, Atle Mikkola Kjøsen |
| Publisher: | Pluto Press |
| Imprint: | Pluto Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 20 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 291g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 135mm |
| Series: | Digital Barricades |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘Valuable … marks a step forward in Marxist accounts of AI’
‘Indispensable reading for all those who want to understand the relationship between artificial intelligence and capitalism’ – Christian Fuchs, author of ‘Digital Demagogue: Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Twitter’
‘A radical and provocative reading. The authors’ criticisms of left accelerationism are timely and persuasive, their conclusion is bracing but necessary.’ – Sarah Kember, author of ‘iMedia: The Gendering of Objects, Environments and Smart Materials’
‘A fascinating and pioneering work that deploys Marx to understand contemporary AI capitalism. An exemplary contribution to understanding how machine learning is changing our world and transforming communist strategy’ – Nick Srnicek, author of ‘Platform Capitalism’
‘A disturbing but essential addition to the rapidly growing literature on the risks posed by capitalist-conceived AI’ – Morning Star
About The Author
James Steinhoff
Nick Dyer-Witheford is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at University of Western Ontario. He is author of Cyber-Marx (University of Illinois, 1999), and co-author of Digital Play (McGill-Queen’s, 2003), Games of Empire (University of Minnesota Press, 2009) Cyber-Proletariat (Pluto, 2015), and the co-author of Inhuman Power (Pluto, 2019). Atle Mikkola Kjøsen is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario. He researches and has published on artificial intelligence and on the intersection between Marxist political economy, media theory, logistics, and retailing. He is the co-author of Inhuman Power (Pluto, 2019).James Steinhoff is a PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario. His dissertation is about work in the artificial intelligence industry, and he has published on the philosophical connections between Marxism and transhumanism, artificial intelligence, and media theory. He is the co-author of Inhuman Power (Pluto, 2019).
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