The Dissolution and Reconstruction of the Public in the Era of Generative Artificial Intelligence
The development of generative artificial intelligence marks an advanced stage and a new pattern in the evolution of digital capitalism.With generative artificial intelligence,represented by ChatGPT and Sora,undergoing acceler-ated upgrades and being increasingly integrated into daily life,it is becoming a crucial element in driving the expansion and transformation of human publicity.The mode of production in digital capitalism inherently carries an"counter-public"logic.Digital means of production,as products of digital labor,is privately owned by digital platform proprietors,creating a serious conflict with the public tendency,"public-use"illusion fabricated by privately-owned digital platforms further eroding it.In the era of generative artificial intelligence,the dissolution of human community is prominently reflected in three aspects:the increasing"self-centralization"of public subjects,the"homogenized cocooning"of public information,and the"fragmented division"of public spheres.To address this,exposing the counter-public logic of digital capitalism's mode of production,reconstructing digital production relations,developing platform socialism,calling for the value return of the public essence of digital technology,and guiding the manifestation of digital technology's public effects are viable ways to rebuilding human community.