{"product_id":"the-ai-matrix-profits-power-politics-9781788218597","title":"The AI Matrix: Profits, Power, Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtificial intelligence (AI) is heralded as a revolutionary force in the global economy. But the transformation it brings is not simply about new technology as a driver of change. It is about who owns it, what they want to do with it, who can pay for it, and how other economic actors around the world - from legacy manufacturing firms in the Global North to farmers in the Global South - must adjust. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book explores AI systems as products of unequal and conflictual power relations. It exposes grand AI narratives as rhetorical ammunition in political fights over tech futures and socio-economic distribution. Tech giants leverage infrastructure and data to cement their global dominance. Meanwhile, geopolitical competition between China and the United States increasingly dominates the AI economy, entrenching globe-spanning dependencies. The AI Matrix is an essential guide to the real-world economic dynamics that AI unleashes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Mügge is Professor of Political Arithmetic in the political science department of the University of Amsterdam. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRegine Paul is Professor of Political Science at the University of Bergen, Norway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVali Stan is a political economy research assistant at the University of Amsterdam.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Agenda Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160063734034,"sku":"9781788218597","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1ef594a1-8028-4d94-ac00-0878cd665e36.jpg?v=1775033959","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ai-matrix-profits-power-politics-9781788218597","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}