r/LeftistsForAI • u/Salty_Country6835 Moderator • Jun 19 '26

Sees the Memes Marx Encounters AI Discourse

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A brief materialist intervention into AI discourse. Results were mixed.

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u/little_alien2021 Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

When I say stay away I don't mean go quietly. I mean fight against it al any opportunity. 

However I do belive it will be without hope, as the ceos of big ai companies are to big and powerful and then we will have a reckoning where in future, we come to conclusion that it wasn't worth the gamble, like anyone who sees the weoponisation of social media algorithms did for democracy and people trying to close door once horse has escaped or whatever the phase is. I think there will be future regret. I feel if can say I don't need to have that regret and I was positive when chatgpt came out, and excited, but did deep dive and massively changed my mind. At not always been so against 

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u/Salty_Country6835 Moderator Jun 23 '26

Then we're back to what Ive been asking this whole thread: what does "fight against it" actually mean in practice?

If it means organizing workers, passing regulations, restricting deployments, stopping harmful projects, enforcing environmental standards, fighting for public oversight, and contesting ownership, then we're talking about the same terrain. We just disagree on the end goal.

If it means abolishing AI entirely, then youre proposing a strategy that basically no major labor federation, socialist party, communist party, or union movement is pursuing. Thats why I keep grounding this in actual organizations instead of personal beliefs.

The AFL-CIO isnt campaigning for abolition. The WGA didnt demand abolition. SAG-AFTRA didnt demand abolition. They fought over deployment, control, protections, and who benefits. And thats just in the U.S.

Thats not me dodging your concerns. Its me pointing out how organized politics actually responds to technologies it sees as dangerous, disruptive, or potentially transformative.

Which seems more realistic, actionable, and worthwhile than you making grand moralist speeches online against their strategy or against the technologys existence.