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Who Builds AI and Why It Matters

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Who Builds AI and Why It Matters
AI and Society
6 MINWho Builds AI and Why It Matters
What you'll learn
  • →Understand that a small number of companies — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft — build most of the AI you use.
  • →Recognize what concentration of AI power means: a few decisions affect billions of users.
  • →Stop treating AI as a neutral tool — it carries the values and choices of the people who built it.
Proof task

Don't just watch. Do.

List the AI tools you use most. Next to each, write the company that owns it. Notice how short the list of companies is. That's the concentration. That's the dynamic to understand.

Chapters

Jump to a moment.

  • 0:00The hook
  • 1:15The pattern
  • 2:45The interrupt
  • 4:30Practice scenario
  • 5:30The proof task
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