Description
Book SynopsisAn exploration of the relationship between Marxist theory and Artificial Intelligence.
Trade Review'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
Table of ContentsSeries Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: AI-Capital
1. Means of Cognition
2. Automating the Social Factory
3. Perfect Machines, Inhuman Labour
Conclusion: Communist AI
Notes
Bibliography
Index
