by Andrew Maynard | Nov 15, 2018 | Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology, Films from the Future, Future, Responsible Innovation, Technology Innovation
The film Transcendence, is not a great movie. Yet this futuristic thriller, which stars Johnny Depp as a genius scientist who mind-melds with a supercomputer, provides surprising and sometimes startling insights into how future technologies are unfolding, and the moral and ethical challenges they potentially raise.
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 8, 2018 | Civic Science, Films from the Future, Future, Responsible Innovation, Technology Innovation
On January 15, 1813, fourteen men were hanged outside York Castle in England for crimes associated with technological activism. It was the largest number of people ever hanged in a single day at the castle. These hangings were a decisive move against an uprising protesting the impacts of increased mechanization, one that became known as the Luddite movement after its alleged leader, Ned Ludd.
