As generative AI systems like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok emerge as the primary gateways to knowledge, the question of who decides the values embedded in artificial intelligence takes center stage.
With users increasingly turning to these AI systems for their first and often final source of information, the answers provided by these platforms play a crucial role in shaping discourse, amplifying certain perspectives while silencing others.
In the United States and Europe, the values influencing these AI systems are shaped by frameworks of individual rights, pluralism, and free expression, yet there exists variability among different companies.
For instance, OpenAI’s ChatGPT adopts a cautious, rights-oriented approach, in contrast to Elon Musk’s Grok, which leans towards a libertarian and free-speech-maximalist stance.
Despite these differences, all AI systems predominantly operate within the parameters of America’s political culture.
The European Union also aligns itself with many of America’s liberal-democratic values but remains wary of US dominance in the AI sector.
In a global context, Washington increasingly frames leadership in AI as a critical front in geopolitical competition, establishing a link between success and the preservation of “American values,” which include free expression and human rights.
The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI), established in 2018, underscores this sentiment by framing AI rivalry as a global
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