Austin Forum | Book Discussion on The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

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The convergence of capitalism, online platforms, and data science has led to a tremendous thirst for data: about individuals, companies, organizations, and political and social interest groups...everything that can be tracked and digitized. The great capabilities and services that we enjoy online often cost little or nothing—but are never ‘free.’ Software and algorithms can use data to consciously engineer behavior modification in individual users. Shoshana Zuboff gives a chilling description of how Google designed Pokémon GO to be a specific exercise in high-efficiency behavior modification that would drive customers to stores that paid to be PokéStops. TikTok is but the latest example of AI-enabled behavior modification. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation as we discuss Zuboff’s “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism,” led by the moderator (scientist, author, futurist!) J. Craig Wheeler, as we discuss and debate the benefits, concerns, risks, and possible remediations of an increasingly watchful attention economy. This discussion is intended to inform, enlighten, and inspire better decisions and actions that move towards a balanced approach in our usage of these technologies.