The Unintended Consequences of Technology: Solutions, Breakthroughs, and the Restart We Need

ISBN-13: 9781119817598 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 288 str.

Chritopher Ategeka

Spis treści

IntroductionPART I: HOW HUMANITY GOT INTO THIS MESSChapter 1: Capitalism: The Cult of Self SufficiencyChapter 2: Tech-States: Are Nation-States Obsolete?PART II: TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDS WITH LOTS OF PROMISE BUT ALSO UNCERTAINTYChapter 3: Data: What Is the Data Industrial Complex?Chapter 4: Artificial Intelligence: Will Humans Soon Be Irrelevant?Chapter 5: Blockchain: Can Trust Be Decentralized?Chapter 6: Conditioning: From Human to User to an Addicted "Drug" UserChapter 7: Genomics: What Happens When Humans Play God?Chapter 8: Bioengineering: What Are the Limits of the New Cyborg?Chapter 9: 5G: Is This A New "Cold War" You've Never Heard Of?Chapter 10: Trust in the Era of Willful Ignorance: Is Truth Over?Chapter 11: Warfare: Is "Cyber" the New "Gunpowder"?Chapter 12: Work: Why Do People Work?Chapter 13: E-Waste: You Thought Ocean Plastics Were Bad?Chapter 14: Climate: Are Humans the New "Weapons of Mass Destruction"?Chapter 15: Ethics: Are Universal Ethical Principles Possible in Technology?Chapter 16: Interdependence: How Are Technology, Humans, and All Other Systems' Fates Bound Together?Chapter 17: Restart: The Most Powerful Vote We Have: The Ballot, Money, or Attention?AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIndex

O autorze

CHRIS ATEGEKA is an engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the founder of the Center for the Unintended Consequences of Technology [UCOT] a company that focuses on finding solutions to the challenges at the intersection of technology and humanity. He was named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 in 2014, is an Echoing Green Fellow, a TED Fellow, and was recently recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.To learn more, visit: helloucot.com/; christopherategeka.com/; Twitter: @chrisategeka