Reckoning With Tech Before It Becomes Invisible
The potential for dire consequences
"...Using technology to create or reinforce social norms might seem benign or even beneficial, but it doesn’t hurt to ask which norms the technology is enforcing. Likewise, technologies that promise to save time might be saving time for some at the expense of others. Most important, how do we know if a new technology is serving a greater good or policy goal, or merely boosting a company’s profit margins? Underneath concerns about Amazon and Facebook and Google is an understanding that big tech is everywhere, and we have no idea how to make it work for society’s goals, rather than a company’s, or an individual’s." (IEEE Spectrum, June 2021)
Posted: July 6, 2021, 3:37 PM