Despite its many capabilities, AI is ultimately just a tool, not an independent mind. As economist David Autor put it, "tools generally aren’t substitutes for expertise but rather levers for its application.”
In the end, the battle over AI isn’t just about who has the best chips; it’s about who has the best minds, the most advanced algorithms and the strongest strategies for protecting them.
Pervasive financial surveillance often goes unnoticed by the public, which seems largely indifferent to the potential privacy violations it entails. Americans' acceptance of financial data collection poses serious ethical and legal concerns.
