Big brother or a brave new world? How to prevent a double dystopia: AI carries the threat of bringing to life the chilling visions of Orwell and Huxley. We must work hard to fight against the convergence of micro-surveillance and digital inertia.

The article focuses on comparing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in China and the West through the perspectives of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Neil Postman. Topics include the Orwellian surveillance and control present in China, the Huxleyan commercial exploitation of attention in the West, and the implications of media consumption on information processing as warned by Postman.