Who Elected Big Tech?
- Event Type
- Lecture
- Sponsor
- Center for Advanced Study
- Location
- National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), Room 1030
- Date
- Sep 23, 2025 12:00 pm
- Speaker
- Allison Stanger (Middlebury College)
- Contact
- Center for Advanced Study
- cas@cas.illinois.edu
- Phone
- 217-333-6729
- Views
- 54
- Originating Calendar
- Center for Advanced Study
Professor Stanger's talk will critically examine the growing influence of major technology corporations on global governance, democracy, and political institutions. How did Big Tech become a dominant force in governance? What are the regulatory and legal challenges posed by AI and digital monopolies? What is Big Tech’s role in shaping democracy and public discourse? What are the geopolitical dimensions of technology governance? Hosted by the Center for Global Studies