Marek Poliks

Marek Poliks and Roberto Alonso Trillo, artists and theorists working in AI, delve into their provocative new book, Exocapitalism. They explore capitalism's indifference to human scale, presenting it as a meta-process that undermines traditional leftist frameworks. Topics include the illusion of interaction with AI, labor's diminishing role in financialized economies, and the concept of drag as a state counteraction. They also discuss tokenization's impact on perception, financialization in everyday examples like Starbucks, and the evolving nature of value.

Marek Poliks, researcher and co‑author of Exocapitalism, explores AI-driven economics and a future where profit no longer needs human production. He maps how platforms and tokenization create automated profit extraction. He discusses AI agents, casino-like value dynamics, the persistence of low-paid care and platformed labor, and how regulation and hardware shifts feed a self-sustaining, lift-driven economy.

Marek Poliks, a composer, theorist, and co-host of the Disintegrator podcast, dives into the transformative effects of AI on society. He discusses how AI’s ingestion of the internet influences capitalism and its ecological implications, particularly regarding environmental biases. The conversation touches on AI in art, ownership issues for creators, and the frustrations of automated systems. Poliks also critiques the values underpinning AI development, emphasizing ethical frameworks necessary for its future.