Scene 5
Ariel eats pieces of shadow
collecting data
The article of The Economist claims that The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data. ‘The giants’ (big IT companies’) surveillance systems span the entire economy, for example, Google can see what people search for, Facebook what they share, Amazon what they buy. They own app stores and operating systems, and rent out computing power to startups. They have a “God’s eye view” of activities in their own markets and beyond.’ (2017)
And collecting data is essential to develop their AI and improve the analysis of algorithm. AI is not developed just by genius programmers, but massive amount of system users’ data.
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Spirits who are monitoring Caliban show Prospero the image that Caliban attacks Miranda with a stick (they were actually playing with sticks). Prospero watches that image again and again, and nourish his feeling of hatred.
Ariel keeps eating pieces of shadow which brought by spirits and growing up. Spirits are now following Miranda and Ferdinand due to picking their shadow and feed Ariel.