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Lindgren, Simon

 
9781509575121: Discourse Machines: Power and Knowledge in the Age of Large Language Models
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ISBN 10 : 150957512X ISBN 13 : 9781509575121
Editeur : Polity Press, 2026

Synopsis

Large language models are everywhere, from chatbots and search engines to content generators and decision-making systems. But what is actually happening when they 'speak'?

Discourse Machines argues that LLMs are not neutral tools but active producers of meaning, knowledge, and power. Drawing on critical theory, post-structuralism, and discourse analysis, Simon Lindgren situates LLMs within longer traditions of thinking about language, power, and knowledge. Through close readings of interactions with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other systems, he reveals how these machines reproduce truth, perform authority without understanding, simulate care without embodiment, and enact the 'death of the author' while projecting a coherent voice. As these systems become embedded in education, healthcare, journalism, and governance, the stakes could not be higher.

Offering a critical perspective on generative AI, Discourse Machines is essential reading for understanding what happens when language itself is automated, and what we must do to reclaim discourse from the machines.

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À propos de l'auteur

Simon Lindgren is Professor of Sociology at Umeå University.

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Éditeur
Polity Press
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
150957512X
ISBN 13 
9781509575121
Reliure
Tapa blanda
Nombre de pages
198
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