Technology’s unintended consequences require a “containment” solution. But how?

Image credit: Alistair / Adobe Stock. Excerpt from The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman with Michael Bhaskar. Copyright © 2023 by Mustafa Suleyman. Big Think – September 15, 2023.

Key Takeaways

• Technology exists in a complex, dynamic system — a.k.a. the “real world” — where consequences ripple out unpredictably.
• Understanding technology involves trying to understand its unintended consequences, both good and bad.
• Technology’s problems have a tendency to escalate in parallel with its capabilities, so the need for containment grows more acute over time. […]

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