An Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Application from the Perspective of Marx’s View of Machinery

Abstract

Marx’s view of machinery provides a scientific theoretical foundation for understanding the application of artificial intelligence (AI). AI represents the intellectualization of machinery construction and is, in essence, a further extension of human organs. Under capitalist application, AI is reduced to an instrument of capital exploitation, giving rise to problems such as the displacement of workers, labor intensification, field penetration, and labor alienation. Based on a critique of the capitalist application of AI, the reverse construction of a socialist application scheme for AI is of great significance for enabling people to achieve smooth employment and labor, reduce the burden of work, share development dividends, and move steadily toward free and all‑round development in the era of AI.