V2_ presented Jason W. Moore, David Whyte, Sandro Mezzadra and Brett Neilson with the question ‘How could a system emerge that ends capitalism? If that is at all possible, what would it take, and what might that system look like?’ The three essays that they wrote in reaction offer a relentless and detailed analysis of capitalism that clears the path towards imagining another society. With an introduction by Sjoerd van Tuinen and Ryan Kopaitich.

The “trolley problem” remains a useful exercise in drawing out the differences between utilitarian and deontological approaches to ethics in analytic philosophy. However, the thought experiment also determined imagining what AI-infused artefacts should be capable of, suggesting that ethical decision-making becomes a data-driven enterprise rather than a human, social, or individualised practice. Maya Indira Ganesh tracks the language, materiality, and culture of epistemic tools that establ...