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25
Sep
2008

Oww! Technologies that Hurt Us

Future Imperfect author David Friedman talks to Forbes about potentially painful technologies. Future Imperfect is full of ’em. But it’s not about how to stop it, it’s about how to manage.

‘Even the most wonderful technology has unintended consequences. And for many technologies, no consequence can be more unintended than this: pain.’

And let’s not miss Sadhika’s favorite quote:

‘How will we live with computers that are smarter than us? We’d better hope they like pets.’

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