Tag: Artificial Intelligence
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Artificial Intelligence – part 4: The Hype, the Dangers, and the Resistance
This is the fourth and final post in a multipart series aimed at cutting through the fog of AI hype in order to help us understand some of the dangers … Keep reading »
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Artificial Intelligence – part 3: The Hype, the Dangers, and the Resistance
This is the third post in a multipart series aimed at cutting through the fog of artificial intelligence (AI) hype in order to help us understand some of the real … Keep reading »
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Artificial Intelligence – part 2: The Hype, the Dangers, and the Resistance
This is the second post in a multipart series aimed at cutting through the fog of AI hype in order to help us understand some of the real dangers we … Keep reading »
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Artificial Intelligence: The Hype, the Dangers, and the Resistance - part 1
Artificial intelligence (AI) covers a broad range of technologies. But there is only one that dominates the news and financial markets – the multimodal generative AI systems produced by leading … Keep reading »
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AI and Education: The Kids are in Danger
Big tech, ever on the hunt for new markets for their generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems, are pushing hard to get them into public schools as well as colleges and … Keep reading »
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Soft Surveillance and Control: AI as a Tool of Gradual and Deep Political Repression
Digital Surveillance and Control Digital corporations, in collaboration with major powers, actively monitor individuals’ movements through smart devices and various communication tools. Virtually all digital activities – including supposedly secure … Keep reading »
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Control at Work in the Age of AI /w Nicole Aschoff
This is the 2025 edition of the Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education’s annual winter lecture! We are overjoyed to be welcoming Nicole Aschoff to deliver this year’s lecture. This … Watch video »
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Exposing the Big Con: The False Promise of Artificial Intelligence
The leading big tech companies are working hard to sell artificial intelligence (AI) as the gateway to a future of plenty for all. And to this point they have been … Keep reading »
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The AI Craze
Are you one of those loudly demanding that companies create AI-powered systems to amuse you on Facebook, be your online sexual partner, offer therapy 24-7, provide answers to your search … Keep reading »
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AI Chatbots: Hype Meets Reality
Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere. Companies use powerful AI chatbots on their webpages or phone systems to handle customer questions. Newsrooms and magazines use them to write stories. … Keep reading »
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Automating Creativity? Questioning AI’s Impact on the Arts
Dr. Tanner Mirrlees’s keynote for Hot Docs Teachers’ Conference on the topic of generative AI and automation in the creative industries and higher education. The keynote focuses on the disruption … Watch video »
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Replacing the Capitalist Dream of AI-Driven Profits
When asked to share alternatives to capitalism, ChatGPT offered many options, none of which rely on the fantasy that money hoarding at the top can eventually benefit the rest of us. Keep reading »