“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency. ”

Bill Gates

Technocrats have become highly revered opinion leaders of today. Furthermore, the news of Mark Zuckerberg planning to run for Presidency has deeply consolidated this notion. Having said that we can only assume that they would be equipped with moral, ethical and social responsibility in order to promote the new wave. However, if they (new age politicians) proceed without these mandatories to uplift the lagging population- then the disparity that will be created will have catastrophic consequences, much because they are not experienced in this direction. There is no mincing of words that change is imperative- and if not welcomed, it forces its way out but what needs to be understood is that change in an unadjusted direction can spell disaster if it doesn’t fill the gaps- both in present and future. In order to seek traction, the prevailing scenario must be controlled and fixed to inculcate the change. So before we take a leap of faith in terms of technocracy, we need to study that it shouldn’t further consolidate the nightmare of autocracy in shadows of automation and tech.

It can be an irreprehensible error. The reason being that automation- the word itself is embedded in autocracy. Auto-ism may be a word unheard, yet the conscientious task that distribution, allocation and delegation accomplishes cannot be undermined in a conclusive setting. The entire technological progress and the extraordinary advancement it has brought to the society must not face a dead end. Technocrats are having an increasingly strong role in governmental decisions for three reasons. First off, they have enormous influence that they exert and display in the administrative divisions. Second, their profits also make them the leader in their related industries. Last but not least- from the legislative point of view; the government structure is lagging far behind in terms of connecting with technocratic circle- let alone creating checks and measures for quality compliance. Hence, they sit in a blind spot.

The devoid that has been created is extraordinary yet intangible. The profits that they are churning are real while their offerings are virtual. In other words, today a song costs $1, where as a CD with 10 songs now costs less. So in comparison they create their own competing matrix even within their companies. For e.g. Apple’s iTunes music store and Apple Music are now in direct competition. Who will buy the songs when they are connected on an online radio 24X7. But even then in direct contrast we can see that the songs that were once sold are now played in cents. Why download and fill up your device? There is no need to purchase music in this wired world. But such is the self antagonizing pattern of technology- when it becomes aloof or over ambitious; it gets tackled on its own. Through the waves of fascism and fanaticism- now we face the controversy of autocracy through automation. This isn’t about anybody but against everybody. Such is the inherent nature of automation- it can be against autocracy if used with vision. Otherwise, itself- it can become the strongest tool for autocracy. It is hidden, it is invisible, it is intangible, it is a silent scream that nobody hears but everybody bears and fears. This cost- if undealt can divide.