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The Great Tech Lash: Can Big Tech Grow Up And Take Responsibility? |
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Start Date: | 6/2/2018 | Start Time: | 4:00 PM |
End Date: | 6/2/2018 | End Time: | 5:30 PM |
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Event Description:
World Science Festival 2018
presents
The Great Tech Lash:
Can Big Tech Grow Up And Take Responsibility?
June 2, 2018
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
“Move fast and break things,” went the Silicon Valley rallying cry, and for a long time we cheered along. Born in dorm rooms and garages, implemented by iconoclasts in hoodies, Big Tech, in its infancy, spouted noble goals of bringing us closer. But now, in its adolescence, it threatens to tear us apart. Some worry about an “Infocalypse”: a dystopian disruption so deep and dire we will no longer trust anything we see, hear, or read. Is this pessimistic vision of the future real or hyperbole? Is it time for tech to slow down, grow up, and stop breaking things? Big names in Big Tech will offer big thoughts on this massive societal shift, its terrifying pitfalls, and practical solutions both for ourselves and for future generations.
Participants: Brett Frischmann, Tim Hwang, Jaron Lanier, Aviv Ovadya, Meredith Whittaker |
Location Information: Gerald W Lynch Theater (View Map) John Jay College 524 59th Street New York, NY 10019
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Other Details FREE TICKETS for the John Jay Community starting one hour before the event |
Medium (TV, Music, etc.) Conference |
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