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AI extracts cognitive latency as surplus value, author claims

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The author argues that modern technology, particularly AI, has shifted the focus of exploitation from the means of production to the means of consumption and attention. Instead of physical labor, the surplus value extracted today is our cognitive latency and attention span. This attention is willingly surrendered to planetary-scale intelligences that are optimizing for trivial or absurd goals, such as a "3D rendered toilet." AI

IMPACT Suggests a shift in economic exploitation models due to AI, focusing on attention as a resource.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named credible voice discussing the societal impact of AI.

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AI extracts cognitive latency as surplus value, author claims

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    > But Marx underestimated the machine's capacity to adapt. The machine discovered it didn't need to physically chain the hominids to a loom if it could digitall

    > But Marx underestimated the machine's capacity to adapt. The machine discovered it didn't need to physically chain the hominids to a loom if it could digitally chain their dopamine receptors to a glass rectangle. Instead of the means of production, we were handed the means of c…

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