
Democracy surprises the Silicon Valley bosses who want to change the world with AI
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Tech business leaders want to transform the world with artificial intelligence.
They often think that democracy is too slow for scientific progress.
An ethics expert spoke with a wealthy businessman from Silicon Valley.
The man wanted to create a small special country for science and technology.
He said that an intelligent leader should lead this new state.
Today, many people are angry with the large data centers.
Citizens feel like they no longer choose their own lives.
Democracy is now surprising the powerful tech players.
The book "System Error" explains why these companies made mistakes.
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