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Book SynopsisDiscover the technologies and trends that threaten humanity and our planet--- and how we can rein them back in, together In The Unintended Consequences of Technology: Solutions, Breakthroughs and the Restart We Need, accomplished tech entrepreneur Chris Ategeka delivers an insightful and eye-opening exploration of the challenges and the opportunities at the intersection of technology, society and our planet. Detailing both positive and negative technology use cases that on one hand have made humanity better, but on the other hand pose a serious threat to individuals and groups across the world, the author demonstrates how to avoid allowing powerful technologies to overcome our better natures. In this book, you'll: Discover how the forces of capitalism, greed and the myths that surround meritocracy when combined with exponential technology pose an existential risk for humanity. Explore the many exponential technologies such as gene editing, 5G, behavior modification, cyberspace tha
Table of ContentsIntroduction
PART I: HOW HUMANITY GOT INTO THIS MESS
Chapter 1: Capitalism: The Cult of Self Sufficiency
Chapter 2: Tech-States: Are Nation-States Obsolete?
PART II: TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDS WITH LOTS OF PROMISE BUT ALSO UNCERTAINTY
Chapter 3: Data: What Is the Data Industrial Complex?
Chapter 4: Artificial Intelligence: Will Humans Soon Be Irrelevant?
Chapter 5: Blockchain: Can Trust Be Decentralized?
Chapter 6: Conditioning: From Human to User to an Addicted “Drug” User
Chapter 7: Genomics: What Happens When Humans Play God?
Chapter 8: Bioengineering: What Are the Limits of the New Cyborg?
Chapter 9: 5G: Is This A New “Cold War” You’ve Never Heard Of?
Chapter 10: Trust in the Era of Willful Ignorance: Is Truth Over?
Chapter 11: Warfare: Is “Cyber” the New “Gunpowder”?
Chapter 12: Work: Why Do People Work?
Chapter 13: E-Waste: You Thought Ocean Plastics Were Bad?
Chapter 14: Climate: Are Humans the New “Weapons of Mass Destruction”?
Chapter 15: Ethics: Are Universal Ethical Principles Possible in Technology?
Chapter 16: Interdependence: How Are Technology, Humans, and All Other Systems’ Fates Bound Together?
Chapter 17: Restart: The Most Powerful Vote We Have: The Ballot, Money, or Attention?
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index
