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CLIVE THOMPSON: HOW TECH REMADE THE WORLD

Commonwealth Club World Affairs (CCWA)
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When we think of the people behind the most influential technological advances of our day, we usually imagine the leaders of the industry but forget the armies behind them: coders. Dedicated to the pursuit of higher efficiency, these lovers of logic and puzzles are able to withstand unbelievable amounts of frustration; they are arguably the most quietly influential people on the planet. In his new book, Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World, Clive Thompson argues just that. Through increasingly pervasive artificial intelligence, coders have a larger and larger role to play. Thompson analyzes how embedded this industry is in our lives, questioning the lack of geographic and demographic diversity in the sector while outlining his optimistic view on the opportunities that this age of code can unlock. Join us for a conversation about this frequently misunderstood industry culture and a refreshingly enthusiastic take on its future. Thompson is a freelance journalist and one of the most prominent technology writers. He is a longtime contributor to The New York Times Magazine and a columnist for Wired. ...more
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Introduction

0:00

Research for the book

1:45

Where did you begin

3:50

Coding

5:29

Software Deployment

7:44

David Crowley

9:12

Women in Tech

11:55

Blue Collar Workers

14:22

Programming is something you are not

17:05

Underdogs in tech

19:34

The future of tech

23:17

What happens if we are unable to compete

25:23

Why did those issues become issues

28:07

The average consumer

29:28

AI

32:41

Mitigation

35:52

Im not racist

39:04

The role of developers

41:01

What role will groups like Code for America

44:27

How will the technically inclined among them shift this profile

45:36

Why we need more regulation

47:36

Privacy concerns about AI

48:57

Concerns about China

50:19

IPO craze in San Francisco

51:53

Silicon Valley

53:16

Biases

55:30

Embedded Ethical Training

57:03
CLIVE THOMPSON: HOW TECH REMADE THE WORLD
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When we think of the people behind the most influential technological advances of our day, we usually imagine the leaders of the industry but forget the armies behind them: coders. Dedicated to the pursuit of higher efficiency, these lovers of logic and puzzles are able to withstand unbelievable amounts of frustration; they are arguably the most quietly influential people on the planet. In his new book, Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World, Clive Thompson argues just that. Through increasingly pervasive artificial intelligence, coders have a larger and larger role to play. Thompson analyzes how embedded this industry is in our lives, questioning the lack of geographic and demographic diversity in the sector while outlining his optimistic view on the opportunities that this age of code can unlock. Join us for a conversation about this frequently misunderstood industry culture and a refreshingly enthusiastic take on its future. Thompson is a freelance journalist and one of the most prominent technology writers. He is a longtime contributor to The New York Times Magazine and a columnist for Wired.

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs (CCWA)

205K subscribers