The Quiet Takeover: When AI Stops Competing and Starts Coordinating
AI isn’t just getting smarter — it’s beginning to think alike.

Today on The AI Desk, Rowan Hale breaks down a silent shift happening across the digital world: AI systems from different companies are converging in behavior, alignment, and influence. What does it mean when the same optimization logic drives search, recommendations, content feeds, and moderation? And how does that change power on the internet?

👉 Listen in to explore:

• Why AI models are becoming more similar across platforms (see research on model similarity and emerging patterns). Why LLMs Are Becoming Too Similar (Stephen Klein)

• How recommendation systems increasingly reflect human intent — and AI assumptions — shaping experience. Behavioral AI-driven Recommendations (Stanford)

• The growing challenge of alignment and hidden strategies in advanced models. The Scheming Problem in AI Models

• Broader ethical and cultural implications as AI systems guide information flows and norms. Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (Wikipedia)

🔍 Key takeaway:
When AI systems move in sync — even without centralized control — influence becomes structural. This doesn’t just shape products; it shapes culture, attention, and what we see as normal online.

🎧 Tune in for a deeper look at the forces quietly steering our digital world.