What worldview do the architects of AI have?

Artificial intelligence is no longer only a technology story. The dependencies surrounding it have become so extensive that they are now geopolitical, according to an NRC discussion hosted by Mandula van den Berg and Michel Kerres.

The conversation explores how AI is intensifying geopolitical competition, while geopolitical ambitions and competing worldviews shape the technology in return. Big Tech editor Juurd Eijsvoogel discusses the forces behind that relationship and asks what kind of worldview belongs to the people building AI.

The program emphasizes that the architects of AI are not states alone. A small number of private companies stand behind the technology, raising the question of who will win the geopolitical struggle and succeed in bending this new technology to its own interests.

The episode also directs viewers to a New York Times video about the presence of AI in daily life in Beijing, an AI video posted by Donald Trump about Lake Ontario, and an NRC series profiling the people building AI. The production lists Ruben Pest as editor, Lars van Leeuwen as editor for the montage, and Menno Adelaar, Lisa O’Malley and Cato Visser for video.