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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Data has always been a vital part of human civilization.
Chapter 3: Edward Snowden revived the old privacy question for the twenty-first century.
Chapter 4: Terrorist attacks pushed tech companies to clarify their privacy policies.
Chapter 5: Cultural and historical differences shape how nations approach data privacy.
Chapter 6: The world still hasn’t grasped the true consequences of cyberwar.
Chapter 7: Social media has been weaponized to divide democracies in ways that echo the past.
Chapter 8: Artificial intelligence has created some difficult new challenges.
Chapter 9: New technologies can serve good ends, but they demand joined-up thinking.
Description
Tools and Weapons (2019) outlines the many different ways in which digital technology can both empower and endanger us. As Microsoft insiders, Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne offer unique insight into the digital present and the future we face, from advanced AI to devastating cyberwarfare. Here they argue for a world where big tech firms and governments collaborate to ensure that the future is better for all of us.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in how technology shapes our lives
- Tech-heads and nerds
- Businesspeople getting to grips with a digital future