We speak to the authors of System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong, and How We Can Reboot. The trio of Stanford professors use a cross-disciplinary approach to critique technologists and the outsized power they wield in society. By weaving together philosophy, engineering and social science disciplines, the authors make a compelling case that we need ethics and an active democracy to ensure tech serves the public interest above shareholder’s interests.
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Good Deeds in Cold Blood: Extreme Altruists
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Curing Violence Like an Infectious Disease
Building a Self-Reliant Africa from the Bottom-Up
Your Letters: 'Cultural Imperialism,' Aid Work Advice
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