What everyday citizens can do to claim power on the internet | Fadi Chehadé and Bryn Freedman

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🗓️ 30 October 2018

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Technology architect Fadi Chehadé helped set up the infrastructure that makes the internet work -- essential things like the domain name system and IP address standards. Today he's focused on finding ways for society to benefit from technology. In a crisp conversation with Bryn Freedman, curator of the TED Institute, Chehadé discusses the ongoing war between the West and China over artificial intelligence, how tech companies can become stewards of the power they have to shape lives and economies and what everyday citizens can do to claim power on the internet.

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0:00.0	This TED Talk features technologist Fadi Shahadi recorded live at TED Salon Verizon 2018.
0:11.0	Do you know who's watching you? Discover Palisade, the gripping new thriller that is becoming a terrifying reality.
0:18.0	In a world dominated by AI, two unlikely allies join forces to uncover corruption and
0:24.6	murder at the highest levels.
0:26.8	But who can they trust when their deadly enemy tracks their every move?
0:31.1	Readers are calling it compelling and a taut thriller for our times.
0:35.2	Palisade by Lou Gilmonde.
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0:43.4	So you said that in the 20th century, global power was in the hands of government.
0:49.8	At the beginning of this digital century, it really moved to corporations
0:54.3	and that in the future, it would move to individuals.
0:58.3	And I've interviewed a lot of people, and they say, you're wrong,
1:02.0	and they are betting on the companies.
1:04.2	So why are you right, and why are individuals going to win out?
1:08.8	Because companies cater to individuals,
1:11.5	and we as the citizenry need to start understanding
1:14.8	that we have a big role in shaping how the world will be governed moving forward.
1:21.1	Yes, indeed.
1:21.8	The tug of war right now is between governments
1:24.9	who lost much of their power to companies
1:28.0	because the Internet is not built around the nation-state system
1:32.2	around which governments have power.
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