Innovation - Avoiding a Dystopia
For years, innovators have valued disruption above all other things. Their sentiment could be summed up in the phrase, "move fast break things." Break things they did. Facebook has come under fire for letting foreign actors manipulate public opinion, allowing bad actors such as Cambridge Analytica get their hands on millions of users' data and even helping people organize massacres. Youtube has come under fire for allowing the spread of conspiracy theories, Uber has come under fire for breaking regulations and creating a toxic work culture.
As the Media turns against technology companies, as regulators start flexing their muscles, and as cries of anti-trust action become audible, it seems like the age of disruption for its own sake might be at en end. Innovation is not going anywhere, but if future innovators want to avoid backlashes, they should first think about the potential consequences of the change they're creating.
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If future innovators, entrepreneurs, and even startups want to avoid backlash, they should try to think more like dystopian science fiction writers, such as one of my favorites Charlie Brooker, the writer behind the popular techno-dystopian TV show Black Mirror. They should try to imagine the potential adverse effects of their innovations, and plan ways to mitigate them before the blowback hurts their businesses or even our own world.
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Although the show Black Mirror focuses primarily on how technology could create dystopian stories, Brooker has said "that the humans who use technology cause the problems, not the technology itself."
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"They should try to imagine the potential adverse effects of their innovations, and plan ways to mitigate them before the blowback hurts their businesses or even our own world"
This part really reflects on AI(Artificail intelligence), while some people believe AI is the way forward, others believe AI could bring the world to an end. But how can we avoid this backlash?
very much well explanation . technology will alive but fact is if anyone use it unethically , nature will punished him...... Thanks for your article
Agree with you and the policy is toxic, you never know what they plan! a barbarous scandal, everyone should dedicate themselves to what is right but society mixes the improper!!!
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Well said! Agreed with you that 'that the humans who use technology cause the problems, not the technology itself."
Thanks for sharing.