New Zine: Raw Materials for AI

Raw Materials for AI is a visual introduction to the physical foundations of artificial intelligence, tracing seven key minerals – like cobalt, silicon, and lithium – used to build and power AI systems. Produced as part of our Below the Algorithm project, the zine invites readers to rethink AI as something rooted in land, labor, and extraction, not just data and code. Rather than offering technical depth, it provides a grounding entry point to begin connecting the dots between the material world and the digital systems built upon it.