Contributor
Bissinger, Caleb, editor
Imprint:New York : Greenhaven Publishing, c2018.
Description176 p. : map ; 23 cm.
Note:Chapter 1: Tech giants worldwide -- 1. The increasing power of tech giants / Bradley Love -- 2. Social media has swallowed journalism / Emily Bell -- 3. Amazon has been the model of disruption / Susan Reda -- 4. The sharing economy fosters innovation / Lawrence H. Summers, Sarah Cannon -- 5. Tech giants are turning us into tech serfs / Martin Moore -- Chapter 2: Technology's mark on our world -- 1. Privacy may be a price we have to pay / Paul Levy -- 2. Combating online terrorist recruitment / Rami Alhames -- 3. Tech giants must take a stand for consumer protection / John Thornhill -- 4. Privacy and free speech are not mutually exclusive / George Brock -- 5. We must decide if our digital presence is the same nationally as globally / Luciano Floridi -- Chapter 3: Tech giants and corporate social responsibility -- 1. Tech giants are uniquely positioned to give back to society / Simon Morfit -- 2. Tech giants' political activism reveals opportunistic altruism / Kate Losse -- 3. Twitter's impact on the 2016 presidential election is unmistakable / Shontavia Johnson -- 4. Curating our online content creates long-term problems / Jon Martindale -- 5. Innovation should not sacrifice privacy and free speech / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization -- Chapter 4: Are we headed for a technocracy? -- 1. Technology is both extending and challenging the foundation of democracy / Pia Waugh -- 2. Rather than fearing artificial intelligence, we should drive it / Max Tegmark -- 3. Now is the time to decide what to do with artificial intelligence / Julia Bossmann -- 4. Public safety is more important than corporate loyalty / Robert Merkel -- 5. Tech giants would like to change our cities / Richard Waters -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
