The Casino Syndrome: Analysing the Detrimental Impact of AI-Driven Globalization on Human & Cultural Consciousness and its Effect on Social Disadvantages

Abstract

The paper aims to study the detrimental impact of Artificial Intelligence on human life and human consciousness. AI’s harmful impact can be described according to the tenets of the ‘Casino Syndrome’, which was first laid down by Anand Teltumbde in his seminal work ‘The Persistence of Caste: The Khirlanji Murders and India’s Hidden Apartheid’ (2010). Taking from the addictive and commercial components of Teltumbde’s concept, the researchers have attempted to redefine the concept in the context of AI and its detrimental impact on human life. According to the three tenets, researchers have attempted to prove that AI can pitch an individual against all others in the marketplace, leading to unemployment and creating conflicts at local, national and international levels as it creates an ‘elitist’ agenda which culminates in a ‘rat race’ and competition. It can disintegrate interpersonal relationships at home, in society and culture and in the workplace due to its extreme focus on individualism thanks to content curation and customized algorithms, and in many other ways, lastly, as a result of the first two, it can also lead to several psychological and mental health problems. The paper explores numerous methods towards creating accountability and inclusivity in AI and the Globalized world and creating resilience against the ‘Casino Syndrome’ through methods involving ethical considerations, transparency, mitigation of prejudices, accountability, education, etc.. Ultimately, this paper does not deny the obvious benefits of AI, but it highlights the possible negative consequences of uncontrolled and unscrutinised use of it, which has already begun.