Artificial Whiteness: Politics and Ideology in Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Whiteness: Politics and Ideology in Artificial Intelligence is a searching critique of AI’s public mythology and political uses. Yarden Katz does not treat artificial intelligence as a neutral breakthrough; instead, he follows the field through the institutions, assumptions, and power structures that have shaped it from the start.

AI, power, and the stories we tell about technology

The book connects artificial intelligence to larger systems of empire, capital, and social hierarchy. Katz shows how AI has repeatedly been presented as a transformative technical force while also serving political agendas that are much older and more familiar. The result is a deeply interdisciplinary study that moves between the history of computing, the language of expertise, and the politics of race.

A structured argument, not a loose survey

Artificial Whiteness is organized in three large movements:

• Formation examines AI in relation to empire and capital.
• Self and the Social Order explores how AI expertise and machine intelligence are folded into broader social and political logics.
• Alternatives considers dissenting visions and forms of refusal.

That structure gives the book real momentum. It is not simply asking whether AI works; it is asking what kind of world the idea of AI helps normalize.

Why this book stands out

Katz brings together critical theory and the history of science in a way that will interest readers looking beyond product hype and technical optimism. The book is especially relevant for anyone studying technology and society, racial capitalism, philosophy of science, media theory, or the politics of knowledge.

Who will appreciate it

This ebook will appeal to readers who want a rigorous, politically engaged account of artificial intelligence—one that is attentive to both the field’s language and its broader cultural effects. It is thoughtful, unsettling, and sharply argued throughout.