From the attention economy… to the intention economy

For decades, the dominant model of the internet has been the attention economy: capture our gaze, maximise our screen time, turn every second into advertising revenue. But a profound shift is under way. Artificial intelligence no longer merely seeks to capture our attention; it anticipates and shapes our intentions.

Every choice we make (a film, a purchase, a restaurant) is now shaped by an invisible ecosystem of algorithms, predictive models and real-time auction markets.

So where does help end and manipulation begin? Is our free will being redefined by lines of code? The intention economy opens up a vast field of opportunities, but also of fundamental ethical questions.

It is time to question this new reality. Are your decisions still your own?

Find the full transcript of this episode, along with all the sources and plenty more, at: From the attention economy… to the intention economy