Why I gave the world wide web away for free
7 hours ago
- #World Wide Web
- #AI Governance
- #Digital Privacy
- Tim Berners-Lee conceived the World Wide Web at 34, combining internet and hypertext technologies.
- He advocated for a free web, leading CERN to donate its intellectual property to the public domain in 1993.
- Current web issues include data harvesting by large platforms, addictive algorithms, and loss of user control over personal data.
- Solid, an open-source standard developed by Berners-Lee, aims to return data control to users.
- The web's original vision has been compromised by social media's rise, leading to data monopolies and societal harms.
- Berners-Lee calls for urgent governance of AI to avoid repeating social media's mistakes, advocating for a CERN-like nonprofit model.
- He emphasizes the need for global collaboration to restore the web as a tool for creativity, collaboration, and compassion.