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During his intervention at Mobile World Congress 2025Steve Wozniak, Apple co -founder, has delivered a series of resolved positions on digital evolution, artificial intelligence and the role of tech giants. True to his outspokenness, he shared his concerns about the generative AI, criticized the stranglehold of large companies on innovation and questioned the Silicon Valley model as the epicenter of global technology.
AI under control? Necessary regulations
If the generative AI progresses at high speed, Wozniak warns against its opacity and its dangers. He claims increased transparencycalling for each content produced by AI to be labeled and accompanied by quotes To allow you to check your sources. “Today, we blindly accept what AI says. Tomorrow, it will be a major problem if we lose our ability to think critically, ”he alerts.
He also underlines the danger of deepfakesciting the risks of mass manipulation and disinformation. For him, AI must remain an assistance tool and not a substitute for human intelligence: “I believe in theHAS artificial intelligence, but not really in theI ».
Do Big Tech have too much power?
Steve Wozniak also openly criticized the Economic model of large tech companiesaccused of imposing subscriptions and limiting the ownership of users on their products. “Before, you bought a computer, software, and it was yours. Today, everything goes through the cloud and the subscription. You don’t have anything anymore, and that’s a problem. »»
According to him, this dependence on forced updates And centralized services is an obstacle to individual innovation and a means for companies to lock the market. He pleads for a return to a more open model, where the user keeps control over its devices and data.
Silicon Valley, an outdated myth?
Another striking declaration: the Silicon Valley is no longer the essential center for innovation. Steve Wozniak claims that the technological revolution is now played all over the worldwith emerging hubs in Europe and Asia. “Innovation has no border. Today, it is possible to create a technological giant from Barcelona, Berlin or Bangalore. »»
Should entrepreneurs raise funds at all costs?
He also warned young entrepreneurs against the Frawed race for fundraising. He believes that getting up too early can be a trapforcing them to comply with investor expectations Rather than innovating freely. “Apple was not built with millions of dollars in Seed. Sometimes the best way to innovate is to have constraints. »The founders must focus first on their product and technologybefore embarking on a fundraising.
Finally, he regrets that modern tech is too dominated by business and marketing profiles, to the detriment of engineers. “In the 1970s, we were builders. Today, startups start with a business plan and recruit engineers afterwards. But the real innovation comes from those who include technology in depth. »»
