Fimral: Regulation encourages economic activity when it's done right. We're much more likely to engage with new technologies if we feel that they have been safely checked and made accountable in some way. There is a palpable sense in the co dors of power in russia, in china, in america, in the eu,. that developing faster and faster artificial intelligence systems is going to be the key to geo political dominance in the future. And having essentially a d regulated system is the best way to achieve that dominance.
Trolling, conspiracy theories, racist algorithms, cyberwarfare – every day our headlines are ablaze with negative stories about the internet. The problem? The unaccountable power of the big tech companies. That’s the view of bestselling author and barrister Jamie Susskind. His new book is The Digital Republic, which sets out his vision for a different type of society in which humans can take power back and reshape the digital world into a space where we can all flourish. Joining Jamie in conversation is another writer and strategic advisor working where culture and technology meet, Nina Schick, author of Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse.
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