Silicon empires the fight for the future of AI / Nick Srnicek.
| Author/creator | Srnicek, Nick author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Hoboken, NJ : Polity Press Ltd., 2026. |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | ix, 229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Where is the Value of Generative AI: Beyond Chat GPT ; The Generative AI Stack ; Tensions and Trajectories ; Conclusion -- Strategies of Capture: The Challenges of GPT ; Strategies of Capture ; Amazon and the Infrastructure Strategy ; OpenAI and the Frontier Strategy ; Google and the Conglomerate Strategy ; Meta and the Open Strategy ; Conclusion -- An Interregnum: The Silicon Valley Consensus ; Technodevelopmentism ; Consensus Undone ; The Tech-Industrial Complex ; The Disorderly Expansion of Capital ; Conclusion -- The Future of Silicon Empires: America's Innovation Strategy ; China's Diffusion Strategy ; Silicon Empires ; Conclusion. |
| Summary | "Since the emergence of ChatGPT, generative AI has been heralded as a technology poised to revolutionize our world. But beyond the hype and hyperbole, who truly wields power over this transformative technology? In Silicon Empires, Nick Srnicek explores the geopolitical economy of artificial intelligence, revealing how a handful of powerful corporations and states are engaged in a monumental struggle to control its future. Srnicek moves beyond the headlines to lay bare the elaborate strategies that these silicon empires - from tech giants to great powers - are deploying to capture the immense value of AI. This incisive analysis uncovers the deepseated tensions between corporate ambitions and national interests, and the profound consequences of this new era of technological competition. As the race for AI supremecy accelerates, Srnicek compellingly demonstrates that the decisions being made in the boardrooms of Silicon Valley and the halls of government will shape the distribution of wealth and power on a global scale for decades to come."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-229). |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Documents d'information. |
| ISBN | 1509550496 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781509550494 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1509550488 |
| ISBN | 9781509550487 |
| Standard identifier# | CIPO000299750 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | Q335 .S76 2026 | ✔ Available | Want This? |