The new empire of AI : the future of global inequality / Rachel Adams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Rachel (Rachel Margaret), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial intelligence--Social aspects.

Artificial intelligence.

Social stratification.

Equality--Technological innovations.

Equality.

Physical Description:

xiv, 204 pages : illustrations (black & white), maps ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Polity Press, 2025.

Summary:

As AI takes hold across the planet and wealthy nations seek to position themselves as global leaders of this new technology, the gap is widening between those who benefit from it and those who are subjugated by it. As Rachel Adams shows in this hard-hitting book, growing inequality is the single biggest threat to the transformative potential of AI. Not only is AI built on an unequal global system of power, it stands poised to entrench existing inequities, further consolidating a new age of empire.AI's impact on inequality will not be experienced in poorer countries only: it will be felt everywhere. The effects will be seen in intensified international migration as opportunities become increasingly concentrated in wealthier nations; in heightened political instability and populist politics; and in climate-related disasters caused by an industry blind to its environmental impact across supply chains.We need to act now to address these issues. Only if the current inequitable trajectory of AI is halted, the incentives changed and the production and use of AI decentralized from wealthier nations will AI be able to deliver on its promise to build a better world for all.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-201) and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Adams, Rachel. New Empire of AI.

ISBN:

9781509553099

1509553096

OCLC:

1432400548