Americans say large tech companies have too much power

Seven in 10 Americans believe that Big Tech companies and their CEOs have too much power, according to results of a survey from the Little Tech Association. The findings, while clearly aligned with the group that commissioned the poll, highlight growing concern about the influence that a few companies have over society in the age of artificial intelligence. New on the scene, the Little Tech Association has about 200 tech company members, with Y Combinator, Proton, Replit and Yelp as the founding members and largest funders. Among its first actions was a letter urging the U.S. not to ban access to Chinese open-source models. The poll, a YouGov survey of around 1,200 adults, found that 71 percent believe the tech companies have too much power, with just 2 percent saying they have too little power.