MSPubIntTech

The ecosystem of piecemeal interventions (regulations, standards, technical fixes, ethical guidelines, talent pipelines, etc.) is extremely important, but I'm struck by how ostensibly technical conversations quickly get into values and even morals. You've said that privacy is necessary for human progress. A significant majority believe neither political party in the US represents their interests. We might figure out algorithms in the near term, but synthetic biology, nanotech and other tech leaps will reignite fundamental challenges to the deep structures that undergird western civilization. I'm thinking about questions like: What kind of society do we want to live in? How do we define fairness? What kind of a relationship do we want to have with this planet? What do you see as the most promising venues or strategies to have truly public conversations about these topics?

Thanks very much! My concern is that universities and think tanks can tend to be elitist and status quo driven. I think it's a big challenge to figure out how to have these conversations in an inclusive way.