Short answer: If another party owns the system you interact with - whether a company, platform, or even a developer - they set the terms, permissions, data use, and boundaries. Your agency is constrained by their policies, not your principles.
How Platform Ownership Impacts Agency
Platform owners can offer, restrict, or revoke your account and data. Contractual end-user rights may be minimal, and updates can shift power away from you over time. True ownership is rare in most cloud AI.
Why Does This Matter?
Depending on others for core digital functions means depending on their interests, which may not always align with your own. It raises risks for privacy, accountability, and long-term control.
The Bigger Question: Digital Sovereignty
Digital sovereignty insists on end-user power by design - meaningful choices, contractual rights, and control over core capabilities.
The Tsuka Perspective
Tsuka argues for building systems where the default state is ownership by the person who relies on the technology most: the user.
Conclusion: Thoughtful Questions
- Who really owns the software or systems you use?
- How might your relationship to AI change if you owned the platform?
- Would ownership by individuals change incentives?
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