October 24, 2023 • 51 mins
Let's face it. Most of us have a love/hate relationship with technology and technological advances. We dream about the new thing... but when it arrives, we are usually a little disappointed. Many of us also lament the constant erosion of privacy, the changes in social norms, and more. And, little-by-little, we allow those aspects of new technology to make us numb. We accept the cognitive dissonance of not totally being happy with the trade-offs; yet we still make the trade.
In this episode, we explore a few of the positives and some of the unintended consequences associated with recent technological advancements. We'll hear from Dr. Lydia, Kostopoulos, Dr. Charles Chaffin, Andra Zaharia, and Aaron Barr.
Guests:
Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos (LinkedIn) (Website)
Dr. Charles Chaffin (LinkedIn) (Website)
Andra Zaharia (LinkedIn) (Website)
Aaron Barr (LinkedIn) (Website)
Books and Resources:
IEEE Article: Decoupling Human Characteristics from Algorithmic Capabilities by Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos
Numb: How the Information Age Dulls Our Senses and How We Can Get them Back by Dr. Charles Chaffin (Amazon Associate Links)
The Numb Podcast by Dr. Charles Chaffin
The Cyber Empathy Podcast by Andra Zaharia
Reminder: Your 'smart AI' often involves a low-paid contractor surveilling you
How creepy is your smart speaker?
Newton's Laws of Motion
Unintended Consequences
Elon Musk's warning regarding AI
Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behaviors, by Perry Carpenter (Amazon Associate Link)
Everything is Alive podcast by PRX and Radiotopia
Production Credits:
Additional voice talent provided by Kristina Leigh.
Additional research by Nyla Gennaoui.
Music and Sound Effects by Blue Dot Sessions, Envato Elements, & Storyblocks.
Artwork by Chris Machowski @ https://www.RansomWear.net/ and Mia Rune @ https://www.MiaRune.com.
8th Layer Insights theme music composed and performed by Marcos Moscat @ https://www.GameMusicTown.com/
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