Struggling against privatized data centers is not just a local land-use dispute, it is a national struggle over who owns and benefits from the core technologies of the 21st century.
This presentation and discussion explores the threats posed by modern technology and AI under capitalism, as well as the promise of modern technology and AI under socialism.
AI is a mirror of human intent. Its dangers stem from unchecked capitalism, not the technology itself.
So far, only a handful of national unions have dedicated campaigns to organizing tech workers. We can and must do more.
The political reforms required to bring AI under democratic dominion seem a revolution away. Solidarity movements from the past year have been warming the blood of the labor movement.