Recent developments in Artificial Intelligence have provoked a mixture of fear and enthusiasm across the world. In this article, Daniel Morley, examines the claim that AI is ‘conscious’ or ‘superhuman’, draws out the real potential for this technology, and explains how we are really enslaved by the machine under capitalism.

Hollywood is known as a “dream factory,” but for film and television writers it’s become simply a factory like any other, with all the drudgery and exploitation that entails.

The most recent launch of a $3 billion rocket by Elon Musk’s spacecraft manufacturing company SpaceX ended dramatically on Thursday, as the vehicle touted as the most powerful rocket ever built went up in flames just off the coast of Texas. Despite being heralded as a “successful failure”, SpaceX’s escapades show the frivolous wastefulness of the capitalist class, who grow fat on government handouts, while the standard of living for workers only continues to worsen.

Bill C-218—the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act—brought about a huge shift in the way sports gambling in Canada was done as it removed the ban on single-event sports betting. While the gambling companies are making money, the intrusion of gambling is showing how capitalism destroys sports at the expense of fans. 

With generative AIs reaching new levels of sophistication, some people declare they ought to be thought of as artists in their own right. There are buyers willing to pay over the odds for the latest digital craze, and a number of big companies have already invested billions in capturing this burgeoning new market. By contrast, many artists complain that machines are ripping off their work, without credit or pay, and fear being rendered obsolete. It is undeniable that the rapid advancement of generative AIs is quite impressive (or alarming, depending on your point of view).

“It’s bananas,” exclaimed Dr Erica Nelson, co-author of a paper on a collection of fuzzy, red smudges of light from distant galaxies picked up by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): “These galaxies should not have had time to form.” And yet, there they are! Massive, mature, insolent galaxies, shining brightly, in complete disregard of the fact that the Big Bang theory says they cannot exist.

This year’s football World Cup has opened to commotion and uproar, with FIFA bosses and tournament host Qatar facing criticisms of corruption and repression. Capitalism has sullied the beautiful game. We must kick out the fat-cats and profiteers.

Mass firings are occurring across the tech industry, including at online behemoths such as Twitter and Facebook, portending trouble for investors, users, and employees. It is time to take Big Tech under public ownership and workers’ control.

Blink-182 has recently reunited and announced a world tour, but when tickets went up for presale on Oct. 12, fans were enraged to see that the prices were totally unaffordable for most regular working people.

Generation-Z is sometimes referred to as “the doomer generation.” “Doomer” is a popular internet term for someone who believes that societal collapse is imminent, humanity is inherently selfish and cynical, and there is no point in trying to improve anything. Of course, the majority of young people do not take positions quite as extreme as […]