Tag: technology

What if we ourselves are in charge of our technology?

Technology increasingly feels like something that happens to us: from algorithms deciding what we see to digital systems with opaque motives. But what if there were an alternative? What if we placed technology once again at the service of public values, transparency and democratic control? These and many more exciting ‘what if’ questions will be asked during the Alumniweek of the University of Amsterdam

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Digital Trust

Digital Trust

As institutions are put to the test by the associated economic and social impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the largest ever Trust Gap between the mass population and informed public has emerged in The Netherlands.

Edelman Trust Barometer measures trust amongst respondents in 28 markets, including the Netherlands, and investigates societal perceptions and expectations of the four major institutions—government, business, NGOs and media.  They asked my for my thoughts along 4 lines.

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Why we shouldn’t fear artificial intelligence

Contrary to popular belief, here are two talks that don’t assume that Robots and AI will kill us.

Jim Stolze argues that artificial intelligence is a lot like the “auto mobile” industry 100 years ago. And that in time this new technology too, will create new markets, new jobs and will turn out to be a solution to a problem we didn’t know we had.

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