BIG TECH & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI): INTRODUCTION This series has two parts. The first six segments and epilogue one focus on actions taken by Big Tech to date. This includes how the government abetted Big Tech to becoming monopolies. After securing a dominant position their intentions and success shifted to getting users addicted to their platforms so they could secure profile and behavioral data and monetize it via targeted marketing. This has expanded to experimenting with manipulating user thinking particularly in the political realm. They are now shutting off dissent from postings on their platform by censoring opposing views. Clearly, they have a view of self-superiority that enables the censorship. This is all covered in segment 1 – 6.
The second part of the series predicts much of our future will result from the application of the emerging technology Artificial Intelligence. It is an extremely powerful technology that we are just beginning to experience. Many are predicting the technology will have an impact as significant as harnessing power and electricity that led to the Industrial Revolution over a century ago. But as with most new technologies there are issues and concerns and such is the case with AI – significant loss of jobs, greater income inequality (both for individuals and nations), widespread psychological issues, and shifts in power between nations and among individuals.
The even larger potential issue is between the United States and China, as the effective application of AI will determine economic and military power in the future. The most effective AI applications between the two countries predictably will have the power to shape the world throughout the 21st century. This poses a huge problem for America. We are reliant on Big Tech’s private corporations for AI development and implementation. Given Silicon Valley’s ideology plus their strong business ties with China, one questions their AI goal alignment with America, and it needs. The issues with AI, the different approaches of the two countries, and how AI will affect the battle for world domination are contain in segments 7 – 12. Segments 13 - 15 present potential scenarios on how AI may play out in the world.
Segment 16 outlines a potential non-fiction book if any budding writer once to capture it.