Science Fiction Is Not Social Reality
The tech industry is inspired to create our world from linear, scripted science fiction stories. Continue reading Science Fiction Is Not Social Reality
Collaborate Disseminate
The tech industry is inspired to create our world from linear, scripted science fiction stories. Continue reading Science Fiction Is Not Social Reality
Amazon (and hotels) now have the option to collect new forms of data from people. Continue reading With Echo in Hotel Rooms, Amazon Can Now Track Your Travel Habits
Amazon has swallowed retail, and now has begun banning and threatening to ban what it deems to be problematic customers. Continue reading Amazon Wants You to Shop at Amazon as Long as You Follow the Rules It Doesn’t Tell You About
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are charting humanity’s future, and there’s little the rest of us can do to influence them. Continue reading Tech Billionaires Are Building Their Utopias Without Asking Us
Algorithmic guessing misses what makes us human. Continue reading Google Is Saving Its Own Time, Not Yours
Google Assistant can now make phone calls, but the people answering the phones at small businesses can’t yet form a relationship with an AI agent. Continue reading Google Duplex Puts AI Into a Social Uncanny Valley
If robots are going to invade public spaces, they will be subject to vandalism and pranking. Continue reading Delivery Robots Will Rely on Human Kindness and Labor
San Francisco’s electric scooters are disruptive to the communities where they are abandoned and, because they are constantly moving, the issues of abandonment and refuse cycle through neighborhoods. Continue reading Disrupting the Commons: Dockless Bikes and Scooters Create Layers of Community Instability