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A veteran of Twitter and Meta’s global policy teams reveals how AI is following the same dangerous path as social media. With energy consumption soaring and governance lagging, the consequences could be far more severe than previous tech revolutions.
As someone who had a front-row seat to the social media revolution in global affairs roles at Twitter and Meta, I’m witnessing the same dangerous patterns emerging in today’s AI boom. The familiar mantras of moving fast and breaking things are back, but this time the stakes involve society’s fundamental infrastructure rather than just communication platforms.
