AI Algorithms and the Law of Value : Calculative Productivity of Capital in Dialogue with Althusser and Simondon

March 31, 2026Economy and SocietyOpen Access

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This study aims to explore how AI algorithms intervene in the creation of capitalist value and the implications for labor and control.
Analyzed the role of AI algorithms in non-monetary calculations of value.
Critically discussed theories from Althusser and Simondon regarding value and social structures.
Examined YouTube's search and recommendation algorithms as case studies.
AI algorithms are identified as structures that normalize and hierarchize human activities in a non-monetary approval system.
The paper argues against the notion that the essence of value solely derives from labor.
Introduced the concept of a rupture between algorithmic calculations and monetary calculations, highlighting the complexity of value creation.

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This analysis examines the role of AI algorithms in shaping value in capitalism, suggesting implications for labor and economic structures.

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