Levie: Internet data moats differ from historical monopoly dynamics
Aaron Levie · #76: In a World with 99.99% Accurate AI… (feat. Aaron Levie) · More or Less Podcast · Dec 6, 2024 · at 25:15
Box CEO Aaron Levie explains why modern internet data lock-in presents unique regulatory challenges compared to traditional utilities.
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“The data moats that, that exists now in the internet are just totally different than almost any other form of antitrust, you know, kind of monopolistic dynamics that I think we've ever seen in history. Like, you know, clearly, obviously if you're building what railroads and telephone networks, that's a lot of lock-in, but you know, there's a lot of value to data gravity and owning somebody's subscription and keeping them within your network.”
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