How a French philosopher’s warnings about speed and power describe today’s AI race

By Shahnaz Bashir, Ph.D. Candidate in Communication, UMass Amherst, The Conversation · November 4, 2026

Paul Virilio, a French philosopher, died in 2018. But his writings on technological ‘accidents’ help explain dilemmas the world faces today amid increasing use of artificial intelligence.

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