Archedelia

Archedelia

Ownership of the means of thinking

On the political economy of the Cloud and AI

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Matthew B. Crawford
Dec 12, 2025
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This essay appears also at Commonplace and at the website of the Independent Institute. You will find interesting articles at both sites; check them out. -Matt

As near as one can tell, the business rationale for AI rests on the hope that it will substitute for human judgment and discretion. Given the role of big data in trai…

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