ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE REINVENTION OF LABOUR: A MARXIST ANALYSIS OF ALIENATION
Elijah Okon John 1
Aniekan Godwin Peter 2
Department of Philosophy, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Corresponding Email: aniekanp4@gmail.com 2
Abstract
In today’s world, artificial intelligence is altering the way people work. Many jobs are now performed by machines, and more changes are still coming. This paper raises a deep question: as machines take over more tasks, are workers becoming more alienated? Using Karl Marx’s idea of alienation, this article looks closely at how labour is being reinvented by artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence may seem like a solution to many problems, but it also brings new challenges. Many workers no longer understand how the systems they work with actually function. Some feel like tools used by technology rather than the other way around. This study explains how this new reality fits into the four stages of alienation that Marx described, and suggests ways to resist this alienation. It seeks to know whether we can build a future where machines help without making people feel useless or lost. It concludes by inviting us to pay attention and understand what is really happening to work, and what kind of future we want to build.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Labour, Alienation, Marxist
