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Why Big Tech companies are like “digital nation states”
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Why Big Tech companies are like “digital nation states”

No government today has the toolbox to tinker with Big Tech – that's why it's time to start thinking of the biggest tech companies as bona fide "digital nation states" with their own foreign relations, Ian Bremmer explains on GZERO World. Never has a small group of companies held such an expansive influence over humanity. And in this vast new digital territory, governments have little idea what to do.

Podcast: Brave new big tech world: Nicholas Thompson's perspective
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: Brave new big tech world: Nicholas Thompson's perspective

Listen: Can Big Government still rein in Big Tech or has it already lost control? Never before have just a few companies exerted such an outsized influence on humanity. Today's digital space, where we live so much of our daily lives, has increasingly become an area that national governments are unable to control. It may be time to start thinking of these corporations as nation-states in their own rights. Ian Bremmer speaks with Nicholas Thompson, CEO of the Atlantic and former WIRED editor-in-chief, about how to police the digital world.

Is Donald Trump returning to social media?
US Politics In 60 Seconds

Is Donald Trump returning to social media?

A Trump media platform? Is this for real? Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, shares insights on US politics.

Is a robot coming for your job? Kai-Fu Lee explains AI
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Is a robot coming for your job? Kai-Fu Lee explains AI

Artificial intelligence is changing the way we live — and very soon it'll go beyond medical breakthroughs and the algorithms that control your social newsfeeds. Will AI become the biggest technological disrupter since the Industrial Revolution, replacing many workers with robots? In this week's show, Ian Bremmer discusses the future of AI with AI scientist Kai-fu Lee, who's just come out with a book about what our AI-driven world may look like 20 years from now.

Facebook's terrible week proves tech policy changes are needed
Cyber in 60 Seconds

Facebook's terrible week proves tech policy changes are needed

Will the testimony of Frances Haugen, Facebook whistleblower, be a game changer? Can government policies stem social harms from Facebook? Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director at Stanford's Cyber Policy Center, Eurasia Group senior advisor and former MEP, discusses trends in big tech, privacy protection and cyberspace.

Let's align interests to regulate Big Tech algorithms — AI scientist Kai-fu Lee
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Let's align interests to regulate Big Tech algorithms — AI scientist Kai-fu Lee

This week's bombshell revelation of Facebook putting profits over people has sparked fresh calls to get tougher on Big Tech. AI scientist Kai-fu Lee tells Ian Bremmer: companies will keep using algorithms to benefit their bottom lines if unchecked. So, what can we do? Establishing what's "unacceptable" would help, as would coming up with a definition of fake news that almost all people can agree on.