Marx in the Machine Room: How AI Proves That Matter Still Rules Mind
Artificial intelligence is sold as the triumph of digital “mind,” but the reality sits in the racks: GPUs, hyperscale data centres, energy contracts and private ownership. This article argues that Marx, not Hegel, explains the real engine of AI: material power, extractive relations, and the enclosure of society’s shared knowledge inside proprietary models. The ideas sit in the marketing; the contradictions sit in the data centre.