AI systems erode empathy and social bonds rather than enhancing human qualities.
They reflect and automate existing biases and power structures, reinforcing social hierarchies.
AI adoption in workplaces often leads to deskilling, job cuts, and lower wages without real productivity gains.
Embedding AI in the public sector undermines ethical decision-making, democratic oversight, and the public service’s mission.
AI functions as surveillance technology, concentrating power with tech oligarchs and reducing individuals to data points.
AI tools are most readily adopted by police and military, where they facilitate uncritical compliance and authoritarian control.
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