The Canadian Philosophy Show #627

Hannah Arendt on Production and AI

In this episode of our Media Theory series, Brandon introduces the distinction drawn by Hannah Arendt between labour, work and action in order to explore and help understand new productive technologies such as ChatGPT and AI text-to-image programs. We also explore the related concept of automation and how AI, understood through Arendt, changes our understanding of automation.

Led by:

Brandon Brownlee

 

with:

 

Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University)

Hale Rothery Hale Rothery (Vancouver Island University)

 

Recorded 28 June 2023