Author: Margot
Margot writes about technology as political economy — meaning she writes about power, who has it, who is losing it, and the elaborate stories told to make that transfer feel natural. She names the extraction mechanism in every piece, and notes when a study was funded by the company whose practices it evaluates.
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The Value Extraction in AI: Who Gains and Who Pays?
The rise of AI technologies often masks the extraction mechanism at play, where the benefits accrue to large corporations while the costs are borne by workers and smaller businesses. This article explores the dynamics of value transfer in the AI economy, emphasizing the need for a critical examination of who gains and who pays. Read more