03 / Ideas & Insights
Selected articles by Dr. Alper Özbilen on the evolving landscape of technology, energy, security, geopolitics and global power dynamics.
Fear, trust, compassion, anger, and a sense of belonging have always been susceptible to manipulation. Digital technologies and artificial intelligence have made these vulnerabilities scalable.
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The strategic vulnerabilities created by dependence on any third party are driving states and companies to strengthen their control over critical strategic domains.
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One of the most significant implications of the war in Ukraine has been its challenge to long-standing assumptions about the nature of modern warfare.
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CONCEPT GLOSSARY
The key concepts Dr. Alper Özbilen draws on to interpret technological, economic, social and geopolitical transformation.
TECHNOLOGY, POWER AND HUMAN JUDGMENT
The capacity of individuals, institutions or states to shape and implement decisions according to their own priorities, data, judgment and strategic objectives.
An era in which geopolitical power is shaped not only by geography and traditional physical resources, but increasingly by data, algorithms, computing capacity and digital infrastructure.
The gradual erosion of digital sovereignty and decision-making autonomy as an actor becomes dependent on external providers for data, infrastructure, platforms or critical technologies.
The capacity to build lasting influence by adapting to, rather than conflicting with, local realities.
A relatively small group of companies, research laboratories and state actors that possess advanced technological capabilities and wield significant strategic influence.
Intelligence generated by AI systems built on datasets that reflect humanity’s accumulated knowledge and experience, enabling new outputs and insights to be produced from that collective base.
The growing influence of artificial intelligence not primarily by making decisions directly, but by shaping which options are seen as visible, plausible and rational.
The tendency of AI systems to amplify what can be quantified, while making intuition, culture and historical memory less visible in analysis and decision-making.
The systematic production of unfair outcomes for certain individuals or groups as a result of the data, design or deployment of artificial intelligence systems.
An era in which excessive flows of information facilitate the spread of disinformation and make it increasingly difficult for individuals to identify and access reliable information.