She is a Reader in Digital Immersion at the University of Greenwich. Ghislaine Boddington is a curator and director, specialising in the future human, body responsive technologies and digital intimacy. Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity written by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson is out now He discusses the way AI algorithms have been used in social media to make money and spread hate, but also outlines how we can harness tech for good

Amongst other aspects she’s looking at how it can get things wrong, and its misuse in racial profiling.Īnd, MIT economist Daron Acemoglu, whose new book ‘Power and Progress’ says advances in technology don’t always equate with positive outcomes. New Generation Thinker Kerry McInerny, who researches the impact of AI.

Rebecca Kuang, author of a new novel, ‘Yellowface’, which is largely a story about plagiarism and publishing, but also touches on identity, social media and use of digital technology in perpetuating misinformation. These are some of the big questions Chris Harding discusses with : Is it ever okay to pass off someone else’s work as your own? What if it’s a computer programme faking it? And how are our perceptions of ownership and Identity influenced by the apparent power of digital technology? Vimm's Lair is funded solely through advertising and strives to keep ads as unobtrusive as possible.

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