Global Trends Report: Technology, Power, and the Future of Governance - Center for Humane Technology

A big part of why the world is in this unholy mess (pick one...) is because we have created a global business ecosystem that’s almost entirely dependent on hacking human neurochemistry and encouraging and amplifying whatever content will capture the most eyeballs for the longest amount of time, whether that’s music or news or social posts or video,... See more

Tech companies, after all, were never in the business of altruism; instead, they have always sought to shore up their bottom lines to please their investors. Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo cannot provide citizens with unbiased information about critical issues regarding race. Facebook and Twitter cannot host open public discourses that ultimately bri

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