Jack Dorsey, the former CEO of Twitter, spoke with Breaking Points for the first time since leaving the social media behemoth in 2021.
After discussing Elon Musk's buyout of Twitter and related controversies, Dorsey went on to discuss government censorship struggles, his opinion of Twitter's place in the free-speech discussion, and the future of artificial intelligence technology.
Dorsey claimed he was pleased with Musk's efforts to involve himself more with Twitter.
"From the beginning, I hoped for years that [Musk] would, and I begged him repeatedly to at least join our board. But it felt terrific when he made the decision to make a bid for the business or to join the board and then make a bid for the business, said Dorsey.
"Elon is our most frequent user... Very knowledgeable about the platform.
Following his courtroom altercation with the corporation, Musk "had the ability to back out," but Dorsey claimed this "created up a scenario where [Musk] had to be really hurried" and make snap judgments that "weren't entirely thought out."
That all seemed very careless, but Dorsey was certain that he would figure it out.
Free-speech discussion
Musk established a rule that permits anything to exist on the platform as long as it is legal. According to Dorsey, this offered nations like Turkey and India a justification to ask Twitter for information and restrictions.
According to Dorsey, India, Nigeria, and Turkey have threatened to shut down Twitter if it didn't comply with requests to limit accounts. The Indian government denied this claim as a "outright fabrication."
Regarding the Twitter Files, a collection of papers that were made public in late 2017 and highlighted pressure from businesses and governments to suppress content Although much of the information was "I never saw," Dorsey stated that some of it was "questionable."
Nonetheless, he came to the conclusion that his staff "usually did the right thing,", particularly after the incident involving Hunter Biden's laptop. "I was shocked by the degree of involvement with government authorities," he added.
AI: Control or compensation?
Several analysts have raised the alarm about the potential risks and negative consequences that Open Source AI may have on civilizations all over the world since its inception in recent years. According to Dorsey, halting AI is unfeasible, at least not on a global basis.
The fact that we all have access to these technologies, people can build on top of them, and we can really see how they function, he said, is "very crucial."
But when AI becomes "trendy," he noted, regulation is required because open-source ecosystems have always created risks.
People acting morally and looking for ways to safeguard all forms of technology and, ultimately, mankind, have a balancing effect, according to Dorsey.
While admitting that "the whole world is headed this way," he expressed scepticism about the advantages of technology like Metaverse and other virtual reality platforms.
I hope we can have a sincere discussion about some of the negative effects of [technology's] growing social isolation.
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