Is technology our savior — or our slayer? | Ruha Benjamin

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🗓️ 6 November 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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When it comes to technology, we're often presented with two contrasting visions of the future: one where technology fulfills all our desires, and another where it leads to chaos and conflict. Sociologist Ruha Benjamin is here with a more radical vision of the future — one where humanity isn't saved or slayed by technology, but rather uses it to uplift ordinary people and make things like health care and housing for all a reality.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	I'm Elise Hugh, you're listening to Ted Talks Daily.
0:12.0	What would the future look like if technology wasn't With you're listening to TED Talks Daily.
0:12.6	What would the future look like if technology wasn't monopolized by the handful of
0:16.8	tech billionaires behind the biggest Silicon Valley companies?
0:20.9	Innovation and Equity researcher Ruha Benjamin has a more expansive and inclusive vision,
0:27.0	where more humans have far more input in our devices.
0:31.0	She shares her vision in her talk from Ted Women 2023. in our
0:33.4	talk from Ted Women 2023.
0:37.0	Blockchain, NFTs, AI.
0:39.4	What does this mean for you and me?
0:41.4	I'm Cheryl Dorsey, host of the TED Tech Podcast, where we bring you the latest innovations
0:46.8	and biggest ideas in tech. Tech is evolving fast and it affects our lives. From the
0:51.6	Metiverse to the watches on our wrists.
0:53.7	You'll learn why people in AI make good business partners
0:56.8	about our future self-driving robot taxi, what the next generation of Siri, Alexa,
1:02.0	Google looks like and a lot more.
1:04.0	Find TED Tech on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen.
1:09.0	This transmission is for future generations.
1:14.1	As it stands, a small sliver of humanity
1:18.5	is currently imposing their visions on the rest of us. They invest in space travel and AI super intelligence
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