The Enemy Within: The Human Side of Governance, Innovation, and National Security in the Age of Data-Driven Big Tech

There is a war going on and this war entails information, public governance, and corporate spheres in the context of national security and innovation. Amidst the actions of innovation and governance is a very human core of emotional control that is based on both reason and desire. In a statement made on X (formerly Twitter) on October 31, 2023, Google Brain co-founder Andrew Ng emphasised the role of open-source technology in driving AI development and the strategic incitement of irrational fear (fearmongering) powered by large technology corporations in order to tighten legislation, restricting the life-blood of innovation among smaller technology businesses, and the open-source community in general (Nolan 2023).