Opinion A Magna Carta for the digital age

Anthony Giddens is the former director of the London School of Economics and a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. LONDON -- In 1215, England adopted the Magna Carta to stop kings from abusing their power. Today, the new kings are big tech companies, and just like centuries ago, we need a charter to govern them. The digital revolution is the greatest dynamic force in the world today. It affects everything from the intimacies of everyday life to geopolitical struggles and has made the world become one in a way that was never possible before.