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Atlas of AI

Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence

Kate Crawford

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Description

Atlas of AI (2021) reveals how AI is a technology of extraction, from minerals to labor to data. It presents AI as a global network which is driving a shift toward undemocratic governance and political centralization.

Who Should Listen

  • Entrepreneurs and policymakers seeking to inform themselves about the AI industry
  • People interested in the intersection of technology, politics, and society
  • Anyone concerned about the social and moral consequences of emerging technologies

About the Authors

Kate Crawford is an author and scholar who studies the social implications of AI. She has held research positions at the USC Annenberg School, Microsoft Research, and the École Normale Supérieure.