Participatory cybersecurity is not a utopian ideal; it's a strategic necessity. By engaging users, fostering literacy, and building democratic defenses, we can create a more resilient and inclusive digital ecosystem.
What if you could choose your own algorithm? Not just configure a single algorithm that governs a social media platform or website, but actually bring your own algorithm, or select an independent one, to sift through and organize the information available on a platform?
Imagine a system where anyone could browse activity ranging from agriculture to retail. An open marketplace that combined global supply with local demand.
AI is tyrannical by default, due to the false assumption that it has to be centralized, unresponsive, unaccountable, and inevitable. Yet there’s no reason why AI can’t be democratized. Imagine for a moment that we live in such a world. What would that look like?
