person
John Naughton
Cambridge / Open University; Observer technology columnist
Long-time Observer (UK) technology columnist; emeritus professor of public understanding of technology at the Open University. Co-director of Cambridge's Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy.
current Technology Columnist, The Observer; Co-Director, Cambridge Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy; Emeritus Professor of Public Understanding of Technology, Open University
Strategy positions
Antitrust primacyendorses
Break concentration via competition lawArgues big-tech concentration is the structural problem that AI hype is being used to obscure; calls for breaking up incumbents as a precondition to credible AI governance.
AI is the latest move in a longer game, corporate concentration in the digital economy. The right policy response begins with antitrust, not AI-specific regulation.
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.