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Well, this is super interesting to me. The World Economic Forum has rated Cyber insecurity (I find that phrasing interesting) and Misinformation as some of the top risks facing the world right now as of 2024.
Cyber INsecurity. A higher risk than wars, inflation, economic downturns, or pollution. It also seems the rise in
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World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks Report. It’s put together by a team of researchers who survey over 650 top world leaders from business, government, and global development.
Jane McGonigal • Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything—Even Things That Seem Impossible Today
2021, the Global Risks Report identified these “usual suspects” as the most likely to have major global impact in the next decade: extreme weather, sea-level rise, and global warming from climate change infectious diseases, including long-term impacts of COVID-19, preventable diseases like malaria, and future novel pandemics weapons of mass destruc
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Even before the election the World Economic Forum had identified the rapid spread of misinformation as one of the top ten perils to society – alongside cybercrime and climate change.
Alan Rusbridger • Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now
The technological and political context has changed in important ways too. Globalization has had destabilizing effects, ranging from climate change to the spread of technology into far more hands than ever before, including a…
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