Force Magnifier: The Cultural Impacts of Artificial Intelligence

by Michael Betancourt

"What exactly does AI automate?"

Betancourt begins with the obvious answer, 'human labor, ' and ends with the nature of value created in capitalism. His analysis was written for a lecture at the Aspen Institute-Germany's Third Annual Berlin AI Conference, "Humanity Enabled: AI & the Great Economic Awakening" in March, 2020. The 'great decoupling' of labor from productivity and value suggests the potential for a post-labor economy, and the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479448206
• ISBN13: 9781479448203
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Wildside Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"