Marking one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gabor Mascarpone frames an analysis of inter-state war around Simone Weil’s assertion that any such conflict is not ‘an episode in foreign politics’ but ‘a war of the state and the military apparatus against its own people’ (1933).
Concentration of power + limited accountability = WAR
It is a noteworthy occasion when the liberal-to-left-leaning Guardian newspaper publishes an opinion that is sympathetic to anarchism (with the semi-regular exception of The Raccoons of the Resistance – and they’re just cartoon strip characters …). A recent example of this occasional anarcho-sympathy was Zoe Williams’ conclusion that ‘anarcho-feminism’ is the best answer to the ceaseless demands for body image conformity that blight the lives of girls and young women. In response, Ruth Kinna and Peterson Silva take Williams’ conclusion as a stepping off point to explain the particular relevance of anarchafeminist critiques of capitalism and patriarchy, especially as a strategic response to marketised, misogynist messaging.
Zoe Williams is right about anarchafeminism as the solution to body shame
As the world hurtles towards an era of artificial intelligence, it is crucial that anarchists critically examine the impact of AI dialogue on our political ideals and values. Will AI systems reinforce existing hierarchies and perpetuate oppressive power dynamics, or can they be harnessed to enhance our efforts towards a free and equitable society? Join us as we delve into the intersection of anarchism and AI dialogue, exploring the potential benefits and challenges of this rapidly evolving technology.
The above article description was generated using the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Dialogue generator, ChatGPT, with the prompt: ‘Write an eye-catching introduction for an article about AI Dialogue to be published on AnarchistStudies.Blog’. The entire article, in fact, has been generated in this way, accompanied by images created with the Hotpot AI art generator.
The purpose is to provoke reaction from ASBlog readers, reflecting on the potentials and pitfalls of AI dialogue, to be compiled for a follow-up article. In the spirt of dialogue (if it is actually dialogue), we’ve given ChatGPT the first word, starting with the prompt: ‘Write a blog entry reflecting on the application of AI dialogue to anarchist political organising’.
Further prompts supplied to ChatGPT for this article include: ‘Should anarchists who are sceptical about the liberatory potential of new technologies be worried about AI dialogue?’; ‘What would Peter Kropotkin say about AI dialogue?’; ‘Write a short speech in the style of Emma Goldman about AI dialogue’;‘Write a series of aphorisms in the style of Max Stirner about AI dialogue’;‘Devise a plot for an anarchist sci-fi novel in the style of Ursula K Le Guin about AI dialogue’.
So read what ChatGPT has to say for itself (if it is speaking for itself – and if it is a ‘self’, or even an ‘it’ for that matter), and let us know what you think.
AI dialogue and anarchist political organizing: Reflections on the possibilities and challenges
