⁡jasegJun 16

I dont like the term “digital sovereignty” because of the pronounced nationalist and authoritarian connotations that it carries, regardless of what the actual intentions of its particular users are.

I propose that as hackers, we reframe the core concept (independence of US-centric cloud operators) as “digital autonomy”. I think this carries the same core idea while being less about who rules the digital realm, and more about the freedoms we all have within it.

Show threadJak2k 🏳️‍🌈Jun 16
@jaseg Not to say "digital autonomy" is bad, but I also like "digital agency" a lot.
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@jak2k that’s great too!
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Show threadClaudiusJun 17
@jaseg @jak2k not bad, but "agency" will probably be captured by "agentic AI" dudebros very easily.
Show threadJak2k 🏳️‍🌈Jun 17

@claudius @jaseg I don't think so. "agentic" and "agency" have very different meanings, even if the words start the same.

I don't believe there is a way "agentic AI" can be connected to agency because the LLMs used for that are proprietary and run in the cloud. And that's pretty much the opposite of having agency. Also, "agentic" is a too strong buzzword to move to a similar but slightly different term.