Five years ago, I witnessed Beijing’s crackdowns devastate my hometown of Hong Kong. We lost free speech, political rights and freedom from fear. Friends were jailed for years because of peaceful advocacy and I fled to Britain as a political refugee.
I learned a valuable lesson: When power is concentrated and unchecked, democracy dies. Power takes different forms – some exercised by governments within national remits, others by corporations whose influence expands across jurisdictions and scales infinitely. We should be concerned about both, especially the latter, as corporate power is more subtle, yet equally influential. ...
Ample research has shown the dangers of letting our future depend on the goodwill of a few companies – it’s time for advocacy. Democratic activists, free speech advocates, campaigners for environmental and racial justice, AI safety researchers and many others should unite and raise our concerns with one voice. ...
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