This is a recent Swisher podcast and is relevant to the discussion of power of big tech. Fei Fei Li is a prominent AI researcher. One of the more interesting issues from this discussion was Li’s effort to describe how the big companies had a position of control over AI relative to the role often played by higher education. The investment required to explore AI seems far too great for even the most well-funded institutions to take on. This situation has eliminated the more careful and nuanced role higher education can play in evaluating ethical and human issues. The focus in big tech corporations quickly focuses on profit opportunities. Li proposed that government assist multiple institutions in developing a consortium to pursue a wider range of research and evaluative topics.