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Review of John Preston (2022). Artificial Intelligence in the Capitalist University: Academic Labour, Commodification, and Value

Abingdon and New York: Routledge. 173 pp. ISBN 9780367533779 (Hardcover)

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  2. The University of Derby, Derby, UK

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Avis, J. Review of John Preston (2022). Artificial Intelligence in the Capitalist University: Academic Labour, Commodification, and Value. Postdigit Sci Educ 4, 1104–1109 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-022-00287-3

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