Take Back Tech 2026: A Structured Debate on Whether Movements Should Seize Control of AI
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Summary
This article promotes a rebroadcast of a structured debate titled "Take Back Tech 2026" where ten organizers, scholars, and tech experts debate the statement "Our movements must seize control of AI." The debate aims to sharpen strategic thinking about AI's role in social movements, model principled disagreement, and explore whether AI is an enemy or if that framing is misguided. It's framed as a call to action for movement organizers to engage with the AI question.
Key quotes
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Is AI the enemy or is that the wrong question?
Ten organizers, scholars, and techies take opposing sides in a structured debate designed to sharpen our thinking, model principled disagreement, and push our movements toward a sharper strategy.
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