{
  "id": 15263320,
  "title": "Abolish AI! Manifesto",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/abolish-ai-manifesto",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-17T18:25:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lobsters",
    "slug": "lobsters",
    "url": "https://abolish-ai.net/abolish-ai-a-manifesto/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The article titled \"Abolish AI! Manifesto\" argues that artificial intelligence (AI) is not a neutral tool, but rather a tool used by a society that has given up. Its developers acknowledge that AI aims to control populations, overpower existing political systems, and replace people's decision-making abilities. The author asserts that AI users and promoters believe they can utilize AI without being dominated by it, while those who advocate for AI abolition recognize that AI can and must be abolished.\n\nThe article draws parallels between AI abolition and other abolitionist movements, such as the abolition of slavery, prisons, police, and family structures. It suggests that AI abolition is a revolutionary project that works towards a liberatory alternative to global technofascism. The author believes that AI abolition is only possible alongside the abolition of capitalism.\n\nThe article emphasizes that the term \"AI\" encompasses various meanings, but all of them involve significant harm. It urges readers to join the struggle against AI, regardless of their specific concerns. The author highlights the widespread negative impacts of AI, including environmental damage, data privacy issues, resource depletion, accelerated work, inhumane working conditions for data labellers, negative effects on education and mental health, and the dual-use nature of AI technology in warfare.\n\nThe text concludes by noting that technology is never neutral and questioning the singularity narrative that suggests AI will bring humans closer to a divine or demonic entity. It argues that AI is not just another technology and calls for its abolition due to the immense harm it causes in the name of a speculative future. The author stresses that there is no ethical AI and that AI abolition is impossible under capitalism. The article encourages readers to take action, starting with abolishing AI in their own lives, as even small efforts can make a difference in the fight against AI.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}