Apasek
Anne Pasek is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Media, Culture, and the Environment at Trent University. She studies the political ecology of the tech industry, the cultural politics of climate change, and low-tech experiments in sustainable networks.
Session
04-12
10:00
30min
The AI/Energy/Fascism Nexus: An Anatomy of an Alliance
Apasek
This talk will cover recent shifts in the political economy and business strategies of the US tech sector, tracing how the 'AI arms race' and the investment conditions leading up to it have fostered a mutual alliance between large ICT companies, fossil fuel energy interests, and the far-right.
Fascism
Seminar room 2