Future Scenarios of Decentralization and the Birth of Technological Corporatism
On the risk that decentralization creates new forms of concentration.
Il punto di Giovanni
A cautionary piece: decentralization is not automatic freedom. In many scenarios it creates new forms of concentration — I call it 'technological corporatism'. Written in 2019, more relevant now than ever with the AI oligopoly.
Key takeaways
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Decentralization ≠ automatic freedom.
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Risk of 'technological corporatism' = new forms of concentration.
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Piece from 2019, more relevant now with AI oligopoly.