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I'll post IMO the most interesting slide of the talk. --- The Assumptions of Technological Manifest Destiny: 1) Technology is VALUE-NEUTRAL, and will therefo
by the_greyd 8y ago
I'll post IMO the most interesting slide of the talk.
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The Assumptions of Technological Manifest Destiny:
1) Technology is VALUE-NEUTRAL, and will therefore automatically lead to good outcomes for everyone.
2) Thus, new kinds of technology should be deployed as quickly as possible, even if we lack a general idea of how the technology works, or what the societal impact will be.
3) History is generally uninteresting, because the past has nothing to teach us.
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How relevant is this. With Cambridge Analytica scandal and now Google's censored search engine in China. How about self driving cars? Cryptocurrencies?