The PERN Salon | Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI with Nick Srnicek

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

• NYC: Thursday 14 May at 6.00pm
• London: Thursday 14 May at 11.00pm
• Shangai: Friday 14 May at 6am
• Melbourne: Friday 15 May at 8.00am

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 organise 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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