The Age of Light
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Artificial intelligence is usually discussed as software. Faster models. Bigger datasets. Smarter algorithms. But what if the real shift is not in the code — but in the physics?
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Artificial intelligence is usually discussed as software. Faster models. Bigger datasets. Smarter algorithms. But what if the real shift is not in the code — but in the physics?
The global telecom industry is often portrayed as a competition between companies. Ericsson versus Nokia. Huawei versus the West. Vendors versus markets. Yet this framing increasingly fails to explain what is really unfolding beneath the surface.
Algorithms rarely draw attention to themselves. They do not speak, persuade or campaign. Yet they increasingly decide how we move through cities, how markets function and how information reaches us. Their influence is subtle, procedural — and deeply political. To understand why algorithms matter today, it helps to start somewhere deceptively simple.
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