In a book review, John Naughton, who chairs the advisory board of the Minderoo Center for Technology and Democracy at Cambridge, applauds the “demolition of the tech narrative’s comforting equation of technology with “progress.” MBOpinion READ:
In a book review, John Naughton, who chairs the advisory board of the Minderoo Center for Technology and Democracy at Cambridge, applauds the “demolition of the tech narrative’s comforting equation of technology with “progress.”
2. A parasitic economic logic in which the production of goods and services is subordinated to a new global architecture of behavioral modification; She does not use sugar-coated language. Merriam-Webster defines a rogue as “a dishonest and unprincipled person.” Some synonyms for rogue plumb the depths of derogatory language: “scoundrel, villain, rascal, crook, dastard.”
“Technology is not destiny, nothing is pre-ordained. Humans, despite their imperfect institutions and of-ten-contradictory impulses, remain in the driver’s seat. It is still our job to determine whether the vehicles we build are heading toward justice or down the cliff. In this age of relentless automation and seemingly unstoppable consolidation of power and wealth, Power and Progress is an essential reminder that we can, and must, take back control.
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