How to be a good citizen in the era of 'Big Tech'
Bill Radke speaks to Jamie Susskind about his new book, "Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed By Tech."
Susskind's book looks at how 21st century technology is changing who has power and how they wield that power. He also asks, how might we as a society, demand big tech companies use their power to benefit citizens?
Jamie Susskind, Future Politics
With the increasing power and ubiquity of algorithms, says political theorist Jamie Susskind, software engineers are effectively social engineers. His new book, Future Politics, explores how technology is changing who has power, how they wield it, and how we as average citizens must hold them to account.
Susskind speaks about hidden algorithms, the rise of fake news, and regulations on technology, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe. He also says people must look at technology not just as consumers, but as citizens, and ask themselves, what are the consequences of this technology?
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Bill Radke
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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