Jaron Lanier: You Are Not a Gadget (IT Conversations)
Submitted by iw on January 23, 2010 – 8:51 pmNo Comment
MP3… Dr.Moira Gunn catches up with internet pioneer and author, Jaron Lanier to discuss his new book, You Are Not a Gadget…a Manifesto, where he discusses the technical and cultural problems that can grow out of poorly considered digital design and warns that our financial markets and sites like Wikipedia, Facebook, and Twitter are elevating the “wisdom” of mobs and computer algorithms over the intelligence and judgment of individuals. [Tech Nation] (22m 39s)
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