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Tools and Weapons
The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age
Book • 2021
In 'Tools and Weapons,' Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne offer a captivating narrative from the perspective of Microsoft, one of the world's largest tech companies.
The book delves into pressing issues like privacy, cybercrime, cyberwar, social media, the moral conundrums of AI, big tech's relationship to inequality, and the challenges for democracy.
Updated to reflect the tumultuous events of 2020, the book includes new chapters on cybersecurity, technology and nation-states, and tech in the pandemic.
It provides a transparent and honest look at Microsoft's decision-making process and its efforts to address the complex issues arising from technological advancements.
The book delves into pressing issues like privacy, cybercrime, cyberwar, social media, the moral conundrums of AI, big tech's relationship to inequality, and the challenges for democracy.
Updated to reflect the tumultuous events of 2020, the book includes new chapters on cybersecurity, technology and nation-states, and tech in the pandemic.
It provides a transparent and honest look at Microsoft's decision-making process and its efforts to address the complex issues arising from technological advancements.
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Mentioned in 12 episodes
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Greg McKeown when discussing the duality of technology and its impact on human connection.
Greg McKeown when discussing the duality of technology and its impact on human connection.
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#880 - Greg McKeown - How To Focus On What Matters Most
Mentioned by Greg McKeown as an example of someone acknowledging the dual nature of technology as both a tool and a weapon.
Greg McKeown as an example of someone acknowledging the dual nature of technology as both a tool and a weapon.
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270. Essential Happiness with Mo Gawdat (Part 2)
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Trevor Noah in conversation with 
Brad Smith , referencing its even-handed perspective on technology and the world.
Trevor Noah in conversation with Brad Smith , referencing its even-handed perspective on technology and the world.
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Why AI Won’t Destroy Us with Microsoft’s Brad Smith
Mentioned by Greg McKeown as a book articulating how technology can be terrific and useful or useless and worse.
Greg McKeown as a book articulating how technology can be terrific and useful or useless and worse. 214. Is AI A Tool or Weapon with Microsoft's Brad Smith
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Kara Swisher in the context of tools and weapons, comparing technology to a knife that can be used for both good and bad.
Kara Swisher in the context of tools and weapons, comparing technology to a knife that can be used for both good and bad.
“Possible” by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger featuring Kara Swisher
Mentioned by Kara Swisher as a book discussing the dual nature of technology as both a tool and a weapon.
Kara Swisher as a book discussing the dual nature of technology as both a tool and a weapon.
Recode Decode: Samantha Power
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Mike Schmitz after attending his talk at a local university; the book discusses the role of data in the economy and its ethical implications.
Mike Schmitz after attending his talk at a local university; the book discusses the role of data in the economy and its ethical implications.
79: SuperBetter by Jane McGonigal
