| Internet Revolution | AI Revolution | |
| Approximate years | 1996-2006 | Ongoing from 2022 |
| Core Nature | Creation of a new universe | Enhancement of existing processes |
| Focus on | Connectivity, communication, information access | Automation, analysis, augmentation |
| Relationship | Foundational (created infrastructure and data) | Continuation (builds upon Internet infrastructure and data) |
| Pace | Gradual, slower pace (after incubation period) | Rapid, accelerated pace (after incubation period) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower (basic technical skills) | Higher (requires significant data, compute power, specialized expertise, capital |
| Origin | Spontaneous, garage-style | More planned, resource-intensive; driven by Big Tech & large research efforts |
| Dominant Players | Young entrepreneurs, often without prior business experience | Big Tech companies, AI oligarchs, established experts, specialized researchers, |
| Influence on Human-Computer Interaction | Development of WWW interfaces; Browse, clicking, searching | ‘talking to data’, conversational interfaces; voice, contextual interaction, |
| Impact on Work | Creation of new digital jobs (web dev, digital marketing) | Automation of cognitive tasks, augmentation of existing roles, shift in required skills |
| Primary Risks | Data privacy, cybersecurity, information overload | Algorithmic bias, transparency (‘black box’), job displacement, responsibility, complex regulation |
| Geopolitical Context | Post-Cold War optimism; ‘global village’, democratization focus | Rising geopolitical tensions; ambivalence, fear, focus on control & competition |
| Awareness of of digital sovereignty | Low | High |