AI, then, functions as a perfect tool for perpetuating and deepening economic inequality. As automation becomes more pervasive, surplus value extraction becomes ever more efficient, with profits funneled into the pockets of corporate elites, tech barons, and oligarchs. Meanwhile, workers – especially those in low-skilled or vulnerable positions – are displaced or consigned to increasingly precarious forms of labor. This leads to a dramatic widening of the gap between those who control the means of production and those whose labor is rendered redundant.
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