Artificial intelligence (AI) really is the next industrial revolution. In fact, it’s already started, and the technology’s capability is developing faster than anything we’ve seen before. Its benefits mean there is so much more to be excited, than fearful, about. But such is the extent of the technology’s power and potential, it is essential we don’t allow it to be controlled only by a small number of Big Tech companies.
The approach the EU has taken is not the answer
The entrenched incumbents of Silicon Valley have developed some fantastic products and services over the years that we wouldn’t want to be without. But that didn’t give them the right to control who gets to succeed or fail online, or to censor political debate. It should not give them the right to ignore copyright laws – which would destroy the creative industries and cut-off the supply of new ‘content’ (whether that’s music, film, art, books or news) on which the success of of many AI models rely.
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