About this episode
A deep exploration of the political economy of AI with Nick Srnicek.
Featuring Nick Srnicek on Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI . A deep exploration of the political economy of AI: the fulcrum of the authoritarian tech oligarchy—and of global contests for economic and military dominance. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Buy Cold War on Five Continents at Haymarketbooks.org Check out equator.org for long-form articles, public events, and reading groups
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Host: Daniel Denvir
Guest: Nick Srnicek
Topics covered
- political economy
- AI
- authoritarian tech
- economic dominance
- military dominance
Keywords
- AI
- political economy
- tech oligarchy
- global contests
- economic dominance
- military dominance
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Organizations: The Dig, Patreon.com/TheDig, Haymarketbooks.org, equator.org
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