LZ Granderson: We have a supercomputer pointed at your brain, using the vast resources of 2.7 billion people's behavior to calculate the perfect thing to show you next. He says it knows way more about your weaknesses than you know about yourself. LZ: I don't think that we need to sit here and keep talking about the problem. I really want to get to a world where we do something about it.
What difference does a few hours of Congressional testimony make? Tristan takes us behind the scenes of his January 8th testimony to the Energy and Commerce Committee on disinformation in the digital age. With just minutes to answer each lawmaker’s questions, he speaks with Committee members about how the urgency and complexity of humane technology issues is an immense challenge. Tristan returned hopeful, and though it sometimes feels like Groundhog Day, each trip to DC reveals evolving conversations, advancing legislation, deeper understanding and stronger coalitions.