Why Won’t Governments Regulate AI?
Enthusiasts Say the Technology Will Herald a ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution.’ Unchecked, It’s More Likely to Intensify Inequality and Corporate Power
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What happens when a globe-spanning corporation becomes so powerful that even nations have to answer to it? In the 18th century, the British East India Company (EIC) came close. Founded by royal charter to act …
