1st Edition
Rage Against the Autonomous Machine The Dialectics of Artificial Intelligence and How to Survive the AI Revolution
1. Methodology: Notes on Dialectics 2. The Dystopic Now: The Rise of the Autonomous Machine (The Standing Point) 3. The Preconditions of Production: Hunters and Gatherers (The Beginning) 4. The Birth and the First Steps: The Neolithic Revolution and Slave Societies (The Emergence) 5. The Early Childhood: The Rise of Feudal Systems (Formation I) 6. The Pre-teen Years: The Beginning of the End of the Old Order (Formation II) 7. A Troublesome Teenager: The Rise of Capitalism and Socialism (Formation III) 8. What is Artificial Intelligence? 9. The Essence of Intelligence: Learning 10. Artificial Neural Networks: The MVP 11. Machine Learning: The Basics 12. What about Consciousness? 13. Dimensions of Labor: Automation vs. Autonomization 14. Big Tech Dominance 15. The Rise of Autonomous/Intelligent Production (Toward Maturity) 16. Conclusion — What To Do
Biography
Thanos (Aris Athanasios) Panagopoulos is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at California State University, Fresno, where he founded and directs the Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems (AIIS) Laboratory. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southampton in the U.K. and was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley.
His work spans artificial intelligence and intelligent systems, focusing on human-centered technologies for social good and the socioeconomic, ethical, and political consequences of autonomous systems. Shaped intellectually and politically in Greece during the global financial crisis of 2008 and its aftermath, he bridges technical practice with political economy, philosophy, and critical perspectives on technology and society.
His first book, Rage Against the Autonomous Machine, examines today’s AI revolution and Big Tech’s dominance, and the growing struggle over autonomy, power, and resistance.
