The Debate on Workers' Ownership in Artificial Intelligence and Technologies
It is argued that current anti-technology movements should demand workers' control over artificial intelligence rather than calling for its ban.
As artificial intelligence-driven automation processes grow on an unprecedented scale and threaten employment, it is emphasized that workers should take control instead of banning the technology.
Dimensions of Technological Automation
Artificial intelligence-led technological automation is growing on an unprecedented scale, destroying jobs, violating privacy, and threatening the environment.
Historical Reality of the Luddite Movement
The historical Luddites were workers protesting poor wages, inhumane working conditions, and exploitation by the managerial class.
Current Technological Resistance Movements
Contemporary anti-tech currents, such as algorithmic disobedience and digital sovereignty movements, raise significant concerns regarding water resources, the environment, and data privacy.
Limitations of the Anti-Technology Stance
Purely uncritical anti-technology attitudes or calls to ban and destroy artificial intelligence fall short and serve solely corporate interests.
The Future of Labor and Artificial Intelligence
All artificial intelligence products, language models, and data systems are the result of human labor and creative capacities.
Working people must demand ownership and control of all artificial intelligence-driven technologies in order to humanize, democratize, and decolonize technology in the service of humanity and the planet.