All of today’s top companies globally are data companies that enjoy network effects, capturing more data as they grow, which in turn creates better systems. They are creating data monopolies where vast data sets are being combined to produce impressive results. The more data, and the more data velocity, the better the artificial intelligence becomes and the better outcomes from it. Top researchers in AI are attracted to companies that have these data sets because of the faster rate of experimenting. As the holders of our data amass giant data sets, they ultimately control the world.
