Technology And Society Quotes

“The digital age greatly assisted the selfish and heartless in degrading humanity. Being a part of humanity, when would they realize they were degrading a part of themselves?”
― Jasun Ether, The Beasts of Success

“Superstupidity” could be as much of an existential risk as artificial superintelligence (ASI).”
― Roger Spitz, Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World

“While there is no way to definitively distinguish between the ancient and the modern, “culture” is more ancient and closer to biology, while “civilization” is more modern and closer to technology.”
― Mitchell Heisman, Suicide Note

“We buy our books to give shape to our thinking, but it never occurs to us that the manner in which we make our purchases may have a more lasting influence on our character than the contents of the book.”
― L. M. Sacasas

“Nature," instead of representing some pristine category or originary state of being, has taken on an entirely different function ... [it has become nothing more (or less) than an ordering factor--a construct by means of which we attempt to keep technology visible as something separate from our "natural" selves and our everyday lives. In other words, the category "nature," rather than referring to any object or category in the world, is a strategy for maintaining boundaries for political and economic ends, and thus a way of making meaning.”
― Allucquère Rosanne Stone

“Technological prowess does not guarantee social wisdom.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman

“Let's put out little bandwidths together and get a broadband”
― Aminata Kondeh

“In the complex interplay of technology and society, online privacy emerges as a defining factor in preserving personal agency. It's about reclaiming control over the narrative of our digital lives, ensuring that our online interactions remain a reflection of our choices. As we traverse the vast expanse of the internet, the importance of safeguarding online privacy becomes more evident, urging us to foster a digital landscape where individuals can thrive without compromising their autonomy.”
― James William Steven Parker

“We don’t have to agree about AI technology, its use, or the future of innovation. In fact, it’s even better if we don’t all agree, as that is the type of friction that often produces the best solutions. But there is simply no AI without all of us on board. And the sooner we spread the word related to this fact, the better for humankind—and not the least of which the children that will lead us into tomorrow.”
― Shannon Kimberly Edwards, AI for Families: Ultimate Guide to Mastering AI

“Human+ operates both as a paradigm for understanding human-machine evolution and as a skill to be cultivated in practice.”
― Trond Arne Undheim, The Platinum Workforce: How to Train and Hire for the 21st Century’s Industrial Transition

“The fear of AI isn’t that it will do what humanity does better —
it’s that it will do the worst of what we already do, better.”
― Lawrence Nault

“History is not a compilation of facts, but an insight into a moving process of life.”
― Siegfried Giedion, Space Time & Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition, 3rd Edition

“Wir glauben an den technologischen Fortschritt. Nicht, weil wir ihn verstehen, sondern, weil wir ohne ihn nicht mehr zu hoffen wagen. In diesem Glauben erschaffen wir eine neue Welt, die uns mehr formt, als dass wir sie beherrschen könnten.”
― Konstantin Schamber, Monofuturis: Vom Fortschritt zum Verlust der Vielfalt. Ein Plädoyer für offene Zukünfte in einer technisierten Welt.