When AI Replaces Human Labor: The Inevitable Fall of Capitalism
Many people, especially those who aren’t familiar with Marxism, might think that Marxism is about abolishing Capitalism, or that its purpose is to make Capitalism fall. But actually, that’s not really the case. Marxism, or Communism, isn’t about making Capitalism fall. It doesn’t have to. Because Capitalism will fall on its own. That’s what historical materialism tells us. Historical materialism explains this very clearly. Now, what I want to talk about is how AI, Artificial Intelligence, will contribute to the downfall of Capitalism. First, everyone knows that the essence of Capitalism is profit. It runs on that. That’s its engine. Production under Capitalism isn’t about producing commodities but it’s about producing profit. The core of Capitalism, its backbone, is what we call surplus value. Capitalism is an economic system based on the production of surplus value. In Capitalism, we can break capital down into two: Constant Capital and Variable Capital. Constant Capital is the portio...