Here's Evgany Morozov with a more thoughtful account of the cognitive limits revealed by the parent comment, which are functions of inadequate education, rather

Here's Evgany Morozov with a more thoughtful account of the cognitive limits revealed by the parent comment, which are functions of inadequate education, rather than deficits of intelligence or good-will. Expressing this in an insulting way is obviously unhelpful, but avoiding discussion of very real blind spots is worse. "We don't treat them (Google et. al.) with the level of criticism and scrutiny that they deserve, we assume they are in the business of information which is a benign business and they are part of the enlightenment project. We tend not to think they have shareholders, commercial agendas and are run by people who might not have a very deep appreciation of the human condition and the world around us. I have a lot of respect for these people as engineers but they are being asked to take on tasks that go far beyond engineering. Tasks that have to do with human and social engineering rather than technical engineering. Those are the kind of tasks I would prefer were taken on by human beings who are more well rounded, who know about philosophy and ethics, and know something about things other than efficiency, because it will not end well." Full interview here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/09/evgeny-morozov-technology-solutionism-interview http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/09/evgeny-moro...