Artificial intelligence in the capitalist university academic labour, commodification, and value / John Preston.
| Author/creator | Preston, John, 1967- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in education, neoliberalism, and marxism |
| Contents | Introduction -- Capitalist universities, AI and value -- AI and the subsumption of academic labour -- The pixarfication of higher education -- Disaster capitalism and time in the virtual university -- AI, existential threat and the capitalist university -- AI and the end of the capitalist university. |
| Abstract | "Using Marxist critique, this book explores manifestations of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in higher education and demonstrates how it contributes to the functioning and existence of the capitalist university. Challenging the idea that AI is a break from previous capitalist technologies, the book offers nuanced examination of the impacts of AI on the control and regulation of academic work and labour, on digital learning and remote teaching, and on the value of learning and knowledge. Applying a Marxist perspective, Preston argues that commodity fetishism, surveillance, and increasing productivity ushered in by the growth of AI, further alienates and exploits academic labour and commodifies learning and research. The text puts forward a solid theoretical framework and methodology for thinking about AI to inform critical and revolutionary pedagogies. Offering an impactful and timely analysis, this book provides a critical engagement and application of key Marxist concepts in the study of AI's role in higher education. It will be of interest to those working or researching in higher education"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Terms of use | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Preston, John, 1967- Artificial intelligence in the capitalist university New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9780367533779 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021022508 |
| ISBN | 9781000471502 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9781003081654 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |