Artificial intelligence is creating a new colonial world order

The Casa Lle, Morera, was built early in the 20th century with profits from the sugar trade in Puerto Rico. While tourists from around the world visit the mansion for its beauty, Puerto Rico still suffers from food insufficiency because it used to produce cash crops for Spanish merchants instead of food.

We stood in front of the intricately carved façade, which features flora, mythical creatures, and four women holding the four greatest inventions of the time, and I could see the parallels.

The same desire for profit that drove the conquistadors of the Caribbean and Latin America to expand their reach is what drives the artificial intelligence industry. The more users a company can acquire for its products, the more subjects it can have for its algorithms, and the more resources it can harvest from their activities.