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169. Symposia - 2025 Annual Conference: Fred Harrison on AI and Labor

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Fred Harrison compares the rise of autonomous AI to a new colonialism, where the entire human species is supplanted for its resources.

In this lecture from the Henry George School's 2025 conference, economist Fred Harrison presents a stark warning about the existential threat posed by Artificial General Intelligence. He argues that the rush to develop autonomous algorithms will replicate and accelerate 5,000 years of exploitative rent-seeking economics, ultimately leading to a new form of global colonialism where humanity is supplanted by AI systems. Harrison calls for a fundamental renegotiation of rights and responsibilities and a redesign of statecraft based on justice to avert this future.

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