Around forty years ago, where we have been using digital technologies, for changing how production is organised, who controls information, and how we communicate. both digital technologies in general and ai have great promise. we can talk about some of the specific ways in which ai could be transformational for knowledge work, for example. but in practice, they have actually boosted inequality because they have been used for automation, increasing surveillance, and, also, centralising information. i guess all of that is true but it depends on how you look at i,t whether you are a glass half fu...