Facebook's "Skynet Project" The Secret Behind Internet.org

Internet.orgFor many Facebook investors, this service is often simply seen as a charity project. However, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's plan to use drones to provide Internet to third world countries is not as simple as you think. Behind the free is the word "control". In the long run, this will be one of Facebook's most promising plans in the business field.

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Free is just the catalyst for Internet.org

Internet.org's main mission is to provide Internet services to the two-thirds of the world's population that are not connected. The plan will include several projects to help achieve this ambition. Internet.org's first big project is "Free Basic", which makes the Internet a service that can be afforded by poor areas.

The power of free is huge. Facebook says on its Internet.org website that “Free Basic has grown mobile web users 50% faster on average since its launch. Through our efforts, we’ve brought over 9 million people online, and without Internet.org, none of this would have been possible. Internet.org brings incredible value, and now these people have access to basic Internet services, communications, healthcare, education, and news resources.”

Internet.org will be a successful business plan in the long run

In the short term, Facebook has no way of earning anything from its investment in Internet.org. No one will pay Facebook to use Free Basic, and Facebook isn't forcing any ads on the network. But Zuckerberg said in an interview with Bloomberg earlier this year, "In the long run, I think it's probably going to serve the company's overall goals very well."

Once Facebook becomes the exclusive Internet provider for these countries and regions, and the service remains free, even if these countries develop in 10, 20, or 30 years, they will still think that Facebook will be synonymous with the Internet. It will be very easy for Facebook to promote any related business. Facebook has absolute control over these user groups.

Indian travel portal Cleartrip.com and media giant Times Group have announced that they will withdraw from the Internet organization and expressed concerns about the competition that the organization may bring. Currently, visitors to India's Internet.org can browse nearly 40 websites covering employment, health care, news and education. Many companies are worried that the Internet organization will disrupt the market and make it more difficult for small companies' products to appear in the public eye. Developers who do not join the Facebook ecosystem may find that their applications are unwelcome in two-thirds of the world, which is also the market that developers value. On the other hand, consumers have to join Facebook under pressure in order to obtain other applications such as education and loan applications.

Bill Gates once expressed disdain for Internet.org: "Which is more important, a malaria vaccine or Internet connectivity? If you think Internet connectivity is important, well, I don't think so anyway."

If everyone was using Facebook...

Facebook has become the inevitable choice for all Internet users. Once the Internet services of those who cannot access the Internet also come from Facebook, does it mean that Facebook has already controlled the lives of all people on earth? Doesn't it sound a bit creepy? And another major research project of Facebook is artificial intelligence.

Facebook is developing artificial intelligence that uses "deep learning" technology to mimic the processing of the human brain. The moment when artificial intelligence achieves self-awareness is the key point when all science fiction movies, such as "The Terminator" and "The Matrix", take a dark turn.

However, Facebook's top AI engineer said that it will take a very, very long time to reach that level. The AI ​​that Facebook is currently researching is mainly about improving image search and recognition accuracy. Of course, we have also considered many ethical issues. But we are still too far away from "Skynet" now, so people don't have to worry. " Facebook may not pose a real threat to humans now, but no one can guarantee that there will be no threat in the future. So, now it's your turn to decide whether to continue to accept Facebook's "control".