Global tech conglomerates are using modern consumer software and artificial intelligence to establish a new era of “techno-capitalist dominance” that directly threatens the sovereignty and free will of nations, Turkish defence company Baykar’s Chairman Selcuk Bayraktar has said.
Speaking at the Türkiye Artificial Intelligence Summit on Saturday, Bayraktar criticised big tech platforms for trapping billions of users in algorithmic loops designed to optimise screen time through neurological exploitation.
“Today, the greatest threat to our independence is not conventional armies massing at our borders,” Bayraktar said, warning that risks now target supply chains, data centres, and personal devices.
“The background artificial intelligence analyses our neurological vulnerabilities, triggering dopamine releases to optimise content based on anger, hedonism, and fear just to keep us on that screen for 10 more seconds,” he noted.
Shift to open-source systems
To counter the monopoly of global technology cartels, Bayraktar urged developing countries and allied nations to build independent, transparent, and auditable open-source ecosystems.
He highlighted that modern digital giants demand immense processing power and energy resources to maintain their hegemony, comparing their efforts to the monolithic structures built by ancient rulers to elevate their egos.
Instead of chasing raw processing power, Bayraktar suggested a hybrid approach to AI development that focuses on methodological improvements, the structure of language, and human cognitive capabilities.
“Any capability we add to the statistical AI machine that mimics human thinking mechanisms will save us from being condemned to giant processor stacks,” he said.
He further underlined that open-source architecture remains essential for data privacy, information security, and digital sovereignty.
