Conscientious Urban Technology

“The Official Future” tells us to “think exponentially, act incrementally,” beckoning us to utilize foresight in service of the ever-expanding present systems of quantifying, micro-analyzing, extracting, consuming, and automating. This way of futuring is at the heart of Epistemic Uncertainty. “The Emergent Future” instead challenges us to “ think t... See more

"An unfortunately common misconception is that the tech industry is just for technical experts. It’s not. Technology is ubiquitous and intertwined with society, and most of the problems facing tech are actually sociological and political in nature. They’re not all bug fixes and engineering upgrades, but, rather, these problems are related to a give... See more

As we fight to shape today’s technological landscape, I think we have a special obligation to fight for the people who stand to lose the most from AI and automation, including historically marginalized communities and people who don’t have much of a safety net. I also think we need to resist the urge to push the AI conversation too far into the fut... See more