Companies shipping AI treat “the open Web” the same way white settlers treated “the open range” — theirs by self-assigned divine right, to freely exploit as they see fit, the people already there either annoyances to disregard or obstacles to eliminate.
@gknauss The wild west metaphor is one I've used myself, but this take is even more succinct.
@Lironah @gknauss
AI: Automated Imperialism