aceThe Political Economy of Artificial Intelligence: Energy, Human Dignity, and Social Contract Theory
This article investigates the political economy of artificial intelligence by examining the relationships among technological development, energy availability, and financial dynamics. Drawing on social contract theory, it considers how these transformations may affect human dignity, social cooperation, and the institutional distribution of opportunities, resources, and responsibilities, while distinguishing observable consequences from hypotheses that require empirical verification. The analysis argues that ener…
The article argues that accelerated AI deployment concentrates technological and financial power, pressures energy systems and exposes labor markets to disruption, which could deepen inequality without public oversight and distributive safeguards.
The source says some of its claims are hypotheses requiring empirical verification, and the proposed governance framework's adequacy has yet to be evaluated against measurable outcomes.
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- Peer-reviewedAdvances in Social Sciences Research Journal2026-10-20
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Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-2113, v1: “The Political Economy of Artificial Intelligence: Energy, Human Dignity, and Social Contract Theory.” Truvace, 2026-10-21. /record/TRV-2026-2113 (accessed at citation time). sha256 186120c79915922e…
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