Towards an anti-fascist AI
Creators: name: McQuillan, Dan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: AI, machine learning, fascism, anti-fascism, neural networks, algorithms, neoliberalism, sts, far right, people's councils, bergson, feminist, luddism, prediction, preemption

description: This talk was given at the launch of the 'All Access AI' network at Goldsmiths, Unversity of London 1st April 2019.
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