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cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/37134271

In this text I want to analyze the relationship of fascism and what is called “AI” these days. Is this “technology” that keeps being used to reshape the world around us (for better or worse but dominantly worse) in some way connected to fascism? Or is it just something fascists like to use? Is it neutral?

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[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.social 1 points 27 minutes ago

From a purely aesthetical pov alone I'd say yes. AI always tries to produce things along normalized rules of beauty, text structure, etc.

But even if you discount all such things as opinion-based, I keep coming back to its political, social and environmental impact, since most of it does come from fascist USA, runs on its datacenters.

(and incidentally, searching for an article that breaks down such impact for, say, one vibe-coded app, proved to be impossible - all search results are about the hidden cost your company pays after publishing 😡)

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

AI is a pure product of fascism.

AI is build on massive data theft and mass surveillance, which can only happen with gigantic monopolistic Big Data corporations that have the wherewithal to carry out the theft and buy themselves the right politicians to do so in total impunity, or make themselves the indispensable partners of the fascist regime.

That's the definition of fascism: state and private enterprise in cahoots.

And now AI is turning into a tool to repress the population and keep the regime in power.