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Politechs · August 3 · 1 hr 8 min

Decomputing - Dan McQuillan

Dr. Dan McQuillan, Senior Lecturer in Critical AI at Goldsmiths, University of London, defines Decomputing as "a 50:50 hybrid of decolonial and degrowth approaches." He joins us to unpack that further and pick up on some of the themes from his prescient book from June of 2022, "Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence", which came out a mere four and a half months before OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT on the world. Mentioned in this episode: Resisting AI: An Anti-Fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence - book by Dan McQuillan [permalink] Tools for Conviviality - book by Ivan Illich danmcquillan.org - Dan McQuillan's blog [permalink] We'd love to hear from you if you disagree with something we've said. Please read our rules of engagement for good faith discussions, and then send an email to podcast@politechs.dev or hit us up on socials. To view full show notes, including transcripts, please visit the episode page. Be sure to follow us on BlueSky and Mastodon! Cover art by Anya K. Jordan @anyakjordan.bsky.social Theme music by Xylia Politechs is provided under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoAI licence

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Dr. Dan McQuillan, Senior Lecturer in Critical AI at Goldsmiths, University of London, defines Decomputing as "a 50:50 hybrid of decolonial and degrowth approaches." He joins us to unpack that further and pick up on some of the themes from his prescient book from June of 2022, "Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence", which came out a mere four and a half months before OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT on the world.

Mentioned in this episode:

  1. Resisting AI: An Anti-Fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence - book by Dan McQuillan [permalink]
  2. Tools for Conviviality - book by Ivan Illich
  3. danmcquillan.org - Dan McQuillan's blog [permalink]

We'd love to hear from you if you disagree with something we've said. Please read our rules of engagement for good faith discussions, and then send an email to podcast@politechs.dev or hit us up on socials.

To view full show notes, including transcripts, please visit the episode page. Be sure to follow us on BlueSky and Mastodon!

Cover art by Anya K. Jordan @anyakjordan.bsky.social

Theme music by Xylia

Politechs is provided under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoAI licence

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