Name: Reading and Public Discussion Group “Artificial Intelligence, Labor, and Digital Capitalism”
Start: 2026-06-02T16:00:00+03:00
End: 2026-08-25T16:00:00+03:00
Location: Didlaukio gatvė 55, Vilnius, Room 101

$Reading and Public Discussion Group \u201cArtificial Intelligence, Labor, and Digital Capitalism\u201d$

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DEMOS Institute of Critical Thought in cooperation with Centre for Aristotelian Studies and Critical Theory, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, and Kaunas University of Technology is organizing the Reading and Public Discussion Group “Artificial Intelligence, Labour, and Digital Capitalism”.
The AI revolution is transforming our societies at breathtaking speed. Its influence on daily life, work, and politics is already profound—and it is only accelerating. For democratic societies, understanding and shaping this transformation is not optional; it is essential.
Today, the AI industry is largely privatized and increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few powerful Tech corporations. This reality makes public awareness and critical engagement more important than ever. How is AI produced? Who controls it? And most importantly—how should AI be used if we are to truly flourish as democratic societies?
This Reading & Discussion Group offers a rare opportunity to explore these urgent questions in depth.
Led by Prof. Andrius Bielskis, who recently conducted research at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and completed a month-long ethnographic study in Silicon Valley, the sessions draw on first-hand insights into the growing power of the AI industry and its impact on human flourishing. Expect thoughtful analysis, open dialogue, and meaningful discussion.
We warmly invite you to join this engaging and thought-provoking series.
To register and receive the reading materials, email: [email protected] or [email protected].
Location: Room 101, LAB MRU, Didlaukio g. 55, Vilnius
Time: 16:00-17:30 (Lithuanian time)
Online: Zoom (see the link above)
Language: English
Be part of the conversation shaping the future of AI and democracy.
Schedule of the Meetings:
4 pm, April 21, 2026: discussion on the basis of Aaron Benanav’s Automation and the Future of Work (London: Verso, 2022).
4 pm, May 5, 2026: discussion on the basis of Nick Dyer-Witheford & Alessandra Mularoni’s Cybernetic Circulation Complex: Big Tech and Planetary Crisis. London: Verso, 2025.
4 pm, June 2, 2026: discussion on the basis of Kate Crawford, Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2021).
4 pm, August 25, 2026: discussion on the basis of Shannon Vallor’s The AI Mirror (Oxford: OUP, 2024).
4 pm, September 15, 2026: discussion on the basis of Trebor Scholz’s Own This!: How Platform Cooperatives Help Workers Build a Democratic Internet (London: Verso, 2023).
For more information please contact: aristotelianstudies.mruni.eu
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LT Skaitymo ir viešų diskusijų grupė „Dirbtinis intelektas, darbas ir skaitmeninis kapitalizmas“
DEMOS kritinės minties institutas kartu su Aristoteliškų studijų ir kritinės teorijos centru, Rosa Luxemburg Fondu ir Kauno technologijos universitetu, kviečia į skaitymo ir viešų diskusijų grupę.
DI revoliucija iš esmės keičia mūsų kasdienybę, darbą ir politiką. Šiandien šią sritį vis labiau kontroliuoja kelios galingos technologijų korporacijos, todėl būtina kritiškai suprasti DI politinę ekonomiką ir svarstyti, kaip ši technologija galėtų stiprinti demokratinę visuomenę, o ne ją silpninti.
Užsiėmimus veda profesorius Andrius Bielskis, tyrinėjęs DI poveikį žmogaus klestėjimui The Graduate Center, CUNY (Niujorkas) ir atlikęs lauko tyrimus Silicon Valley.
Vieta: 101 auditorija, LAB MRU, Didlaukio g. 55, Vilnius
Formatas: gyvai ir per Zoom (nuoroda pateikta aukščiau)
Kalba: anglų
Registracija ir medžiaga: [email protected] arba [email protected].
Susitikimų datos ir knygos:
2026-04-21, 16:00 – Automation and the Future of Work, Aaron Benanav
2026-05-05, 16:00 – Cybernetic Circulation Complex: Big Tech and Planetary Crisis, Nick Dyer-Witheford, Alessandra Mularoni
2026-06-02, 16:00 – Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence, Kate Crawford
2026-08-25, 16:00 – The AI Mirror, Shannon Vallor
2026-09-15, 16:00 – Own This!: How Platform Cooperatives Help Workers Build a Democratic Internet, Trebor Scholz
Daugiau informacijos: https://aristotelianstudies.mruni.eu/
Kviečiame prisijungti prie aktualios diskusijos apie DI, darbą ir demokratijos ateitį.