Leviathan 2.0: How Did Thomas Hobbes Predict the Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Revolution? Book Review: Runciman D. (2023) The Handover: How We Gave Control of Our Lives to Corporations, States and AIs. London: Profile Books
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David Runciman, Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big DataAbstract
The article reviews a book dedicated to the future of people in the era of artificial intelligence and big data and written by British intellectual David Runciman. In his reasoning, Runciman relies on the theoretical constructions of Thomas Hobbes about the state as a Leviathan and transfers them to the development trends of modern society. Runciman's main argument is that today we are not seeing anything fundamentally new, since the process of alienation of power from people and its transfer to external actors has been going on for several hundred years. The conceptual apparatus remained the same, and the transformation affected only the subjects; previously these were states and corporations, now they are being replaced by artificial intelligence.
Acknowledgements. The article was prepared within the framework of the Russian Science Foundation grant No. 23-28-01288 https://rscf.ru/project/23-28-01288/.
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