AI Won't Save Us From The Need To End Capitalism

About this episode

The episode discusses the narrative that AI could solve capitalism's problems and critiques this perspective.

One reason AI is being pushed so hard is because it's the last "humanity can capitalism its way out of all its problems" narrative that has yet to be fully discredited. Reading by Tim Foley.

People in this episode

Hosts: Caitlin Johnstone, Tim Foley

Topics covered

• AI
• capitalism
• narratives
• economic systems
• technology

Keywords

• AI
• capitalism
• economic problems
• technology
• narrative

Mentioned in this episode

Products: AI

Books & works: capitalism

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