in thread "Retrochronic. A primary literature review on the thesis that AI and capitalism are teleologically identical": I would be more specific and say that it is the program of Francis Bacon. He didn't talk about AI in particular, but he laid out a (then) new approach to science and technology and its integration into a regime that we've been following ever since (cf. Nov... 1y ago (collapse hidden) retry 9 9 I would be more spec (view hidden) retry 9 9 As such works go, I would say that New Atlantis (and Bacon in general) is less on the esoteric side. Bacon is pretty clear about his program, and it aligns with the development of technology that actually unfolded, up to a Landian perspective on AI. 1y ago (collapse hidden) retry 6 6 As such works go, I (view hidden) retry 6 6