ラッダイト運動とAIデータセンター
AIに反対する人々が「新しいラッダイト」を自称し、データセンターへの破壊行為が現実化するなか、19世紀イギリスのラッダイト運動の実像を歴史的資料から検証する。ラッダイトは機械の破壊や時には殺人に及ぶ暴力運動だったが、極めてローカルで分散的な組織形態を持ち、地域社会の圧倒的支持に支えられていた。しかし現代のAI反対運動は、影響が地理的に限定されず、標的も遠方にあるため、ラッダイト戦略をそのまま適用することは難しいと論じる。
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