Will AI destroy capitalism? A Marxist analysis

<p>Is AI a revolutionary leap forward for humanity – or the latest crisis capitalism has engineered for itself? In this episode of Against the Stream, Hamid Alizadeh and Fred Weston cut through the hype to give a Marxist analysis of the AI bubble, its roots in capitalist crisis, and what it means for the working class.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the S&amp;P 500's absurd tech valuations to OpenAI's pyramid-scheme economics, they expose how artificial intelligence – far from rescuing the global economy – is accelerating the same contradictions Marx diagnosed 150 years ago. The episode covers the AI stock bubble, the threat of mass unemployment, the de-skilling of the middle class, the collapse of European industry, the global debt crisis, and why the Luddites were right to be angry but wrong in their methods.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most importantly the episode discussed why this technology could liberate humanity entirely – but only if it's taken out of the hands of the capitalists who own it.</p><p><br /></p><p>New episodes of Against the Stream air every Thursday at 6pm GMT on YouTube.</p><p><br /></p><p>⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️</p><p><br /></p><p>0:00 — Intro</p><p>1:34 — AI bubble</p><p>15:37 — World economy on the brink</p><p>16:32 — Unemployment</p><p>36:03 — Alienation</p><p>44:59 — The Luddites</p><p>50:35 — The potential under communism</p><p><br /></p><p>🌐 LINKS 🌐</p><p><br /></p><p>✊ Join the Revolutionary Communist International:</p><p>https://marxist.com/join-us.htm </p><p>🎧 Spotify:</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/show/68nGNHz5lB8UZXICGIDMva?si=682ef70551644443 </p><p>📱 Apple Podcasts:</p><p>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-the-stream/id1777793987 </p><p>📸 Instagram: </p><p>https://www.instagram.com/revcomintern/</p><p>💬 Twitter: </p><p>https://x.com/revcomintern/</p>