AI of the Coast: The 5-Year Roadmap to General AI

AI of the Coast: The 5-Year Roadmap to General AI

3: Digital Imperialism: Why AI Infrastructure Is the New Oil (And Who's Winning the Race)

Article 3/7 in The AI Power Shift: A 7-Part Series on How Algorithms Will Rewire Global Politics and Corporate DNA

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Jiri "Skzites" Fiala
Jul 24, 2025
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Three American companies now control more of humanity's existence than any empire in history—65% of global computational capacity versus the British Empire's measly 25% of landmass.

While governments debate regulation, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have already colonized human thought itself through AI infrastructure.

Countries are b…

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