The infrastructure of the internet, originally developed by academia for free information sharing in the 1990s, is now being leveraged by IT tyrants and large corporations. These entities use operating systems, programming languages, internet protocols, and IEEE standards as tools to control computers, internet access, and the free flow of information. This shift from an open web to a monetized one is seen as an abuse of the internet's original purpose. AI
IMPACT Concerns about corporate control over internet infrastructure and information flow may impact the development and accessibility of AI technologies.
RANK_REASON The item discusses the control of internet infrastructure by corporations and its implications for information freedom, framed as an opinion piece.
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