"Artificial intelligence (AI), as it currently unfolds, is incompatible with a sustainable transformation of the economy, which arguably requires degrowth. AI is the growth paradigm reborn — built on enclosed commons, powered by fossil energy, and driven by a competitive logic that makes precaution structurally impossible. Limits to AI growth are not technophobia; they are our best chance for a liveable future for all."
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Gerry McGovern
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