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AI's ahistorical presentation obscures its material and economic realities

The nature of Artificial Intelligence is often presented ahistorically, obscuring its material and economic underpinnings. It is crucial to trace the field's assumptions and question the self-evident nature of AI. Understanding the rhetorical work behind how AI is cited is an important ethicopolitical intervention. AI

IMPACT Understanding the historical and economic context of AI is crucial for critical engagement with the technology.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing the presentation and underlying assumptions of AI, rather than a factual event.

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AI's ahistorical presentation obscures its material and economic realities

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    »If AI is presented as ahistorical […] tracing the lineages of the field's unquestioned assumptions […] is crucial. If AI is staged as a kind of mysterious or m

    »If AI is presented as ahistorical […] tracing the lineages of the field's unquestioned assumptions […] is crucial. If AI is staged as a kind of mysterious or magical force, articulating the project's constituent materialities and […] economies that underwrite it, is an important…