Rethinking Innovation in the Tech Industry

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The chapter delves into the concept of innovation beyond just technological advancements, critiquing how the narrative around innovation in tech often leads to minimal real change. It highlights concerns about the influence of tech billionaires in shaping innovation, the need for democratic control over the direction of progress, and the impact of innovation on societal issues such as affordable housing and climate change.

Paris Marx is joined by tante to discuss why it’s hard for Europe to challenge the US and China on tech and why we should change how we think about innovation.

tante is a writer, speaker, and Luddite working on tech and its social impact.

Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.

The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.

Also mentioned in this episode:

tante spoke about innovation at re:publica 2024.
Paris also gave a presentation on data centers.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron wrote an op-ed about shared priorities in the Financial Times.
Sam Altman successfully lobbied to water down the EU’s AI Act.

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