Artificial intelligence – the end of work and the beginning of communism?

There is hardly a topic that currently plays a greater role in public discussion than artificial intelligence (AI). The reason is the diverse and flexible possibilities of a technological development that has only just started rolling.

With all the hype that is currently taking place, we must not allow ourselves to be blinded by the splendor of some technological developments, but rather look at capitalist society with its logic of profit and its laws soberly. It is clear that technological innovation and the development of productive forces will not simply benefit humanity. Neither will work simply disappear because production under capitalism is always based on the exploitation of human labor. There will be no unconditional basic income and no “universal high income” (Elon Musk). And there will be even less of a “peaceful” transition to communism, even if the technical and social prerequisites for communism have long been in place.

The question is whether capitalism can achieve a new cycle of accumulation with AI or whether the structural crisis of capital that results from the economic laws of capitalism will be further exacerbated by AI.

We want to discuss the connection between capitalism, the development of productive forces and the necessity of communism.

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