Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI

Nick Srnicek is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy at King’s College London. His latest book, Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI (Polity, 2025) examines the geopolitical economy of artificial intelligence. Dr. Srnicek’s prior book, Platform Capitalism (Polity, 2016) was translated into 15 languages. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, is on the Board of Advisors for the Autonomy Institute, served as an editor of Millennium: Journal of International Studies, and on the editorial advisory board for the SAGE Handbook on Digital Labour.

The PERN Salon will be livestreamed to the public via Zoom on:

• Thursday May 14 6PM NYC

• Thursday May 14 11PM London

• Friday May 15 6AM Shanghai

• Friday May 15 8AM Melbourne

The Zoom link will be sent to registered participants via email.

The PERN Salon hosts discussions, presentations, and workshops. The Platform Economies Research Network (PERN) is committed to fostering a community of learning. We organize events with guests on works-in-progress and new projects. We welcome presentations in all forms of media and seek to foster exchange between academics and practitioners.

We invite you to engage via email at pern@rmit.edu.au
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