2.11: Technology's Double-Edged Sword

Discuss how to direct and constrain the impact of technology to positive ends.

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San Francisco -Technology's Double-Edged Sword -- Aug 3, 2011 -The biggest challenge we face is how to direct and constrain the impact of technology to positive ends only, an extremely difficult proposition since every technology can be used for either justice/injustice; security/terrorism; democracy/dictatorship. On August 3rd, the Hybrid Reality Institute held a salon in San Francisco where participants discussed how to proactively steer new technologies away from evil. Attendees included Vivek Wadha, Visiting Scholar, UC-Berkeley; Columnist Washington Post and BusinessWeek; Jamais Cascio, Futurist; Philip Rosedale, Founder of Second Life and co-founder of Coffee and Power; Jacob Harold, Program Officer, Hewlett Foundation; Lucy Bernholz, Managing Director, Arabella Advisors; Marc Goodman, Global Security Advisor/Faculty Member, Singularity University; Tarun Wadha, Researcher, Hybrid Reality Institute; and Harry Bernholz, Junior Fellow, Hybrid Reality Institute.

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