Anatomy of an AI System
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Anatomy of an AI System - The Amazon Echo as an anatomical map of human labor, data and planetary resources. By Kate Crawford and Vladan Joler (2018)

While this kind of thing isn't quite 'theory', it definitely has some elements of theory within it, but it also uses very grandiose writing and mythological references. This one seems to be created as a museum exhibit with some connection to Mozilla.

Is there a name for this type of essay or a way I could find more like it? This sort of thing is very fun to read even if it's not serious theory. The subject matter is more or less unimportant to me.

  • thebartermyth [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    I haven't, but I've just added it to my list. It sounds good from the description. :)

    • Parsani [love/loves, comrade/them]
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      5 months ago

      Ian Wright's essays can have a similar vibe too, and is explicitly about Marxism

      https://ianwrightsite.wordpress.com/

    • Parsani [love/loves, comrade/them]
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      5 months ago

      It can be a hard read at times because it's quite dense with esoteric theory. See my edit about Accelerando too, it's a fun read and packed with ideas.

      If you like the first chapter of Cyclonopedia, there is a book called XYZT written by the same author (not Reza, but someone else). I haven't read this yet, but will be soon. I've heard mixed opinions on it.