Examining Algorithmic Power Through The Prisms of Althusser and Foucault
What Althusser and Foucault reveal—and leave unresolved—about AI, domination and democratic governance.
AI · Power · Governance
Who shapes AI—and whose future does it serve?
CounterCritical examines how artificial intelligence reshapes power, public life and democratic control. Our essays bring critical theory into the debate on AI safety and governance.
AI safety is also a question of power. Who controls the models, data and infrastructure? Who sets their objectives? And how can the people affected challenge their use?
Drawing on critical theory and political analysis, CounterCritical studies how AI can entrench inequality and domination—and what democratic, transparent and accountable alternatives require.
What Althusser and Foucault reveal—and leave unresolved—about AI, domination and democratic governance.
How AI shapes common sense, secures consent and extends the cultural power of dominant institutions.
Freedom, responsibility and authenticity in a world increasingly shaped by intelligent machines.
A reading of Palantir’s political project through Fanon’s critique of colonial power.
Revisiting “social murder” to examine foreseeable harm and responsibility in the deployment of AI.