Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, has made a surprising revelation about his views on social media platforms. In a recent post on X, Dorsey shared that he no longer believes Twitter is the “closest form of global consciousness,” a sentiment he had expressed nearly a decade ago.
Dorsey, who recently left the board of Bluesky, a rival platform he helped found and fund, praised X as “freedom technology” and suggested that corporate AI models have now become the closest thing to a global consciousness. This marks a significant shift from his previous statements in 2015 and 2022, where he had touted X as the world’s closest equivalent to a global consciousness.
While some X users pushed back against Dorsey’s assertion, arguing that AI lacks the “alive” global consciousness that X offers, Dorsey defended his stance by highlighting the vast amount of information that AI models have access to, both public and private.
The rise of AI in social media and technology has raised concerns about data privacy, accuracy, and safety. Major players like Google and OpenAI have been making deals to train AI models using data from user forums and publishing companies. However, recent incidents of AI inaccuracies and safety lapses have sparked debate about the ethical implications of AI technology.
As the debate over the role of AI in shaping global consciousness continues, it remains to be seen how tech companies will address the challenges of data privacy, accuracy, and safety in the era of artificial intelligence.