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Technology and the Law of Unintended Consequences (Encore)


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Let's face it. Most of us have a love/hate relationship with technology and technological advances. We dream about the new thing... but when it arrives, we are usually a little disappointed. Many of us also lament the constant erosion of privacy, the changes in social norms, and more. And, little-by-little, we allow those aspects of new technology to make us numb. We accept the cognitive dissonance of not totally being happy with the trade-offs; yet we still make the trade.

In this episode, we explore a few of the positives and some of the unintended consequences associated with recent technological advancements. We'll hear from Dr. Lydia, Kostopoulos, Dr. Charles Chaffin, Andra Zaharia, and Aaron Barr.

Guests:

  • Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos (LinkedIn) (Website)
  • Dr. Charles Chaffin (LinkedIn) (Website)
  • Andra Zaharia (LinkedIn) (Website)
  • Aaron Barr (LinkedIn) (Website)
  • Books and Resources:

    • IEEE Article: Decoupling Human Characteristics from Algorithmic Capabilities by Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos
    • Numb: How the Information Age Dulls Our Senses and How We Can Get them Back by Dr. Charles Chaffin (Amazon Associate Links)
    • The Numb Podcast by Dr. Charles Chaffin
    • The Cyber Empathy Podcast by Andra Zaharia
    • Reminder: Your 'smart AI' often involves a low-paid contractor surveilling you
    • How creepy is your smart speaker?
    • Newton's Laws of Motion
    • Unintended Consequences
    • Elon Musk's warning regarding AI
    • Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behaviors, by Perry Carpenter (Amazon Associate Link)
    • Everything is Alive podcast by PRX and Radiotopia


      Production Credits:

      Additional voice talent provided by Kristina Leigh.

      Additional research by Nyla Gennaoui.

      Music and Sound Effects by Blue Dot SessionsEnvato Elements, & Storyblocks.

      Artwork by Chris Machowski @ https://www.RansomWear.net/ and Mia Rune @ https://www.MiaRune.com.

      8th Layer Insights theme music composed and performed by Marcos Moscat @ https://www.GameMusicTown.com/

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