Intercollegiate Studies Institute

Is It Too Late to Govern Big Tech?

The post spotlights two recent essays that argue for stronger governance of Big Tech and artificial intelligence. Michael Toscano, writing in The New Atlantis, invokes Hannah Arendt’s “homo faber” to claim governments must impose limits on both the use and development of emerging technologies. Spencer Klavan, in Law and Liberty, highlights the difficulty AI creators face in controlling their tools, noting OpenAI’s reversal on a military‑use ban. Together, the pieces suggest philosophical and political resistance remain viable paths to curb unchecked tech power.