For these systems to flourish in the years ahead, it’s vital that we think back to the original vision of the Web and do a better job of integrating significantly more diverse perspectives into the creation of these products and devices, and that we think through—and legislate—the outcomes more carefully. Just as our political leaders ought to

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Technology is getting more advanced than ever, but people’s lives, paradoxically, don’t get any freer. Therefore, I believe the important role of human Curators is here to stay. If companies can integrate the Curator’s effect inside their app (like the example of Medium or Notion above), it’s likely they will enlarge their user base faster.

the internet is the greatest device for opening up the world ever devised. It is democratising and enabling. But that assumes its users draw on it to aid System 2 thinking. Plainly, there are times when we use it to inform key decisions – to find out about an illness, to research a holiday, to track a scientific breakthrough. But in the main the... See more