Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prevalent but causes harm to society. This book analyzes AI's deep learning technology and its political effects, tracing how it resonates with contemporary political and social currents. Dan McQuillan calls for an anti-fascist approach to AI that prioritizes the common good over algorithmic optimization, proposes peoples councils to restructure AI through mutual aid, and outlines new mechanisms that support collective freedom.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 190 pages
Publication date: 15 July 2022
Publisher: Bristol University Press

Artificial Intelligence (AI) permeates our lives, yet its detrimental impact on society remains unfixable. Instead of aiding in resolving our pressing crises, AI perpetuates divisions that hinder individuals' chances for a fulfilling life and even proposes fascistic solutions to social problems. This book delves into the realm of deep learning technology and its profound political consequences, tracing how it resonates with contemporary political and social currents, ranging from global austerity to the rise of the far right. Author Dan McQuillan implores us to resist the current AI as we know it and reimagine it by prioritizing the common good over algorithmic optimization. He presents an anti-fascist approach to AI that replaces exclusions with care, advocates for the establishment of peoples councils as a means to restructure AI through mutual aid, and outlines innovative mechanisms that can adapt to changing times while fostering collective freedom. This groundbreaking book, academically rigorous yet accessible to a socially engaged readership, serves as a vital tool for those seeking to challenge the social logic of AI by reasserting the significance of the common good.

Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529213508